Should you grade Pichu #45?
Borderline
+$4.15
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 13.3% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$5.00
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$16.37
PSA 10 sale$120.51
Net at PSA 10+$4.15
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-44.30
13.3% of the 30 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.
