Should you grade Detective Pikachu #SM194?
Borderline
+$273.72
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 26.1% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$10.86
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$58.43
PSA 10 sale$438.00
Net at PSA 10+$273.72
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-71.47
26.1% of the 937 copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Pop gem rates are a ceiling — centering and surface on your copy decide.
Prices from real completed sales, updated daily. Population data from PSA's public population report.
