Grading Decision Tool

Grade it, or sell it raw?

Search for a card to auto-fill its raw price. The graded price can auto-fill too, pulled from that card's real recent eBay sales — otherwise just enter your own estimate. The math accounts for the ~80% you actually net on a sale and the $150 grading fee.

1. Look up a card

Search pulls live raw card prices from JustTCG. Graded prices come from that card's recent eBay sales, via PokemonPriceTracker, at your chosen grade — or enter your own estimate below.

2. Run the numbers

Raw price (x)

Potential PSA 10 price (y)

Breakdown

Raw sale profit — 0.8 × x–

Grading path net profit — (0.8 × y) − 150–

Gap needed to justify grading — y − x must exceed $187.50–

This card's actual gap — y − x–

Verdict

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The formula

Raw Profit: RP = 0.8x
Grading Profit: GP = 0.8y − 150
Grade the card only if GP > RP, which simplifies to y − x > 187.50.