Free collector tools
Should I grade this card?
Compare selling raw with grading on your own numbers. Enter your sale estimates and grade probabilities; this tool never predicts a grade.
Use recent sold listings for the exact card and grader. Enter your own values and probabilities for every bucket, including zeros. These are your scenarios, not predicted grades.
Probability sum: 0%
Enter all four probabilities from 0 to 100%. They must sum to 100%.
$1,000 max insured value. This is a fee preset, not an eligibility check. Bulk pricing requires a qualifying batch; allocate your share of shipping. PSA, trading card grading services and pricing (US snapshot) · read on 2026-10-22.
Enter your real quotes or this card's share of a batch. Blank shipping means $0.
13% is a typical marketplace fee assumption, not a quoted rate. Change it for your marketplace, category and account. The same percentage applies to raw and graded sales; fixed fees and sale postage are excluded.
Compare your scenarios
Fill in the raw value, all four sale values and probabilities, and your costs to see the comparison. Amounts cannot be negative, and selling fees must be between 0 and 100%.
Official US pages read 2026-10-22. Selected tiers only. Availability and estimated times can change. Prices change; the company's own page is authoritative.
How it works and what it assumes
Multiply each sale value by your probability for that grade bucket and add the results. Deduct selling fees, grading and shipping, then compare with the raw value after the same selling-fee percentage. The break-even calculation changes only the chance of a 10 while keeping the other buckets' relative probabilities fixed.
Use sold listings for the exact card, grader and label. Probabilities are your assumptions and must sum to 100%. The editable 13% selling fee is a planning assumption, not a sourced marketplace quote. Taxes, fixed selling fees, sale postage and optional grading charges are excluded.
Dated sources
Official US pages read 2026-10-22. Selected tiers only. Availability and estimated times can change. Prices change; each company's own page is authoritative.
- PSA, trading card grading services and pricing (US snapshot) · read on 2026-10-22
- Beckett, card grading scale, labels, service prices and availability · read on 2026-10-22
- CGC Cards, US services and fees · read on 2026-10-22
- SGC, standard services and pricing (table read in page JavaScript) · read on 2026-10-22
SGC's pricing table was read in its public page code on 2026-10-22.
See the grading company comparison and PSA cost guide for context.
Inspect the card with the free centering calculator, or get a grade range from photos with the separate estimator, which requires an account. A photo estimate is not authentication or a guaranteed grade.
Compare grading costs · Should I grade this card?
Common questions
Will this tell me my card's likely grade?
No. You supply every grade probability and sale value. This is scenario arithmetic, not a grade prediction, authentication or guarantee.
Where should I get sale values?
Use recent completed sales for the same card, variation, grader and full label designation. Asking prices are not evidence of completed sales. Sparse sales make your estimates less reliable.
What does break-even probability mean?
It is the chance of a 10 at which expected grading proceeds equal selling raw, keeping the other grade buckets in the same relative proportions. Some inputs cannot break even; if all probability is on a 10 there are no lower-grade ratios to hold fixed.
Is the lowest bucket a guaranteed worst case?
No. The tool shows the lowest assumed sale value and the 7-or-lower scenario after entered costs. A card may sell for less, fail authentication or remain unsold.