Should you grade Ho-Oh #HGSS01?
Borderline
+$1452.30
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 2.8% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$35.50
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$242.21
PSA 10 sale$1825.00
Net at PSA 10+$1452.30
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead+$125.40
2.8% of the 246 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.
