Should you grade Ho-Oh #27?
Borderline
+$36.40
net at PSA 10, but the gem rate is 23.5% — profitable only if it gems
The ledger
Raw card$7.00
Regular fee−$79.99
Shipping, both ways−$15.00
Selling fees−$21.60
PSA 10 sale$159.99
Net at PSA 10+$36.40
Net if it grades PSA 9 instead$-56.50
23.5% of the 34 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.
