Grade It or Stay Long?

Enter your card once. See modeled grade ranges, expected profit after grading, shipping, and marketplace fees across PSA, CGC, Beckett, and TAG — and get a recommendation built around your actual goal, not just resale margin.

Fees dated Aug 2026 4 grading companies Runs entirely in your browser

Card details

Basic identity, what you paid raw, and your own market research.

Card name

Set

Card #

Raw cost ($)

What you paid (or would pay) for the card ungraded.

PSA 9 comp ($)

Your researched recent sold price for this card in PSA 9 (or an equivalent grade-9 comp). Anchors all value estimates and is used as the declared value for fee-tier selection.

Marketplace

Where you plan to sell. Picking one sets the fee default below — you can still edit the %.

Selling as

The calculator models selling the graded slab; “Raw card” sets fee defaults if you’re pricing a raw sale for comparison.

Selling fee (%)

eBay trading cards: 13.25% final value fee + $0.40 per order (auto-included); 2.35% applies to any portion above $7,500. Same category-wide rate for graded slabs and raw singles. As of August 2026.

Shipping & insurance ($)

Round-trip shipping + insurance to and from the grader, separate from the grading fee itself.

Marketplace rates as of August 2026. eBay trading cards: 13.25% final value fee up to $7,500, 2.35% on the portion above, plus $0.40 per order — eBay's per-order fee on orders over $10 ($0.30 only on orders of $10 or less), and the over-$10 fee is what this tool models — ebay.com/help/selling/fees. TCGplayer Standard Marketplace Seller: 10.75% commission (capped at $75/item since 10 Feb 2026) + 2.5% + $0.30 payment processing ≈ 13.25% blended — help.tcgplayer.com and seller.tcgplayer.com (Feb 2026 change). TCGplayer Pro/Direct sellers instead pay ~8.95–9.25% commission plus per-item fees restructured 18 Jun 2026 (50% on items ≤$2.49, flat $1.12 above) — seller.tcgplayer.com (Jun 2026 change) — not modeled here.

Optional: visual review backdrop

Off by default. Add a photo of your card as a visual reference for the centering and corner review.

Condition assessment

Geometric factors only — centering and border proportions. Rate what you observe; we intentionally don't attempt to detect scratches, whitening, or print defects.

Centering — left/right55/45

50/50 is perfect. Higher = more off-center toward one side.

Centering — top/bottom55/45

Border thickness consistencyEven

Low = noticeably thick/thin or uneven borders. High = consistent, even framing.

Corner squarenessSharp

Geometric sharpness of the four corners — not wear or fraying, just angle/shape.

Your honest self-grade estimate (optional)

Since we don't scan surface/edge defects, this lets your own judgment calibrate the estimate.

Compare graders

Fill in card details and condition, then calculate.

No calculation yet

Enter card details and condition, then hit "Calculate grading decision" to see modeled grade ranges, expected profit, and the best-fit grader for your goal.

Likely grade (modeled)

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Best expected net

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Break-even grade

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Recommended grader

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Grader	Open tier (auto)	Likely grade	Fee + ship	Expected net	Worst case

Fee tiers dated August 2026, from each grader's published pricing (psacard.com, cgccards.com, beckett.com, help.taggrading.com). PSA's Value tiers ($24.99–$64.99) are paused since 2 Jun 2026 and TAG's Basic/Standard/Express tiers are sold out — closed tiers are never auto-selected. Verify with the grader before submitting; capacity changes monthly.

Why this recommendation

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