Grading calculator

Is this Pokémon card worth grading?

Compare what you would net from selling a graded copy against simply selling the card raw, after grading fees, shipping, and selling fees. You choose which grade outcomes to test; the calculator does not predict the grade your card will get.

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Celestial Storm. Raw value uses the BinderLens Near Mint estimate of $0.33 (confidence Low, based on 1 recent price, refreshed Oct 9, 2026). Graded prices are filled in only for grades with at least 3 logged slab sales. Prices apply to the catalog card number, so confirm your printing and edit any value.

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Loads the card's BinderLens raw estimate and any graded prices backed by logged sales. Or just type your own values below.

Card values

Raw value ($)What you could sell the card for ungraded. This is the value you give up by grading. PSA 9 sale price ($)No logged sales; enter your own price.PSA 10 sale price ($)No logged sales; enter your own price.CGC 10 sale price ($)No logged sales; enter your own price.BGS 9.5 sale price ($)No logged sales; enter your own price.BGS 10 sale price ($)No logged sales; enter your own price.AGS 10 sale price ($)The 2.5× raw rule of thumb applies to modern cards (Sword & Shield, 2020 onward), so enter your own price for this card.

Costs

Example grading fees: use each company's current fee for your service level. Your costs are remembered on this device.

PSA grading fee ($)CGC grading fee ($)BGS grading fee ($)AGS grading fee ($) Shipping and insurance ($)Both ways, per card. Other costs ($)Membership, upcharges, supplies. Selling fee (%)Marketplace and payment fees on the graded sale.

Result

Grades that beat selling raw—

Best net versus selling raw—

Grade	Sale price	Break-even sale	Net vs raw

The live calculator needs JavaScript. Worked example: raw value $100, PSA 9 sale $150, PSA 10 sale $300, grading $25, shipping $15, selling fee 13%. The break-even graded sale price is +$160.92. PSA 9 nets −$9.50 versus selling raw, and PSA 10 nets +$121.00.

How the calculation works

For each grade you enter: proceeds = graded sale price × (1 − selling fee) − that company's grading fee − shipping − other costs. The result compares proceeds with the raw value, because grading means giving up the raw sale.

Break-even sale price = (raw value + grading fee + shipping + other costs) ÷ (1 − selling fee). A graded copy has to sell for at least this much to beat selling raw. It differs by company when their grading fees differ.

AGS 10 rule of thumb: if you leave AGS 10 blank, the calculator assumes 2.5× raw, which is typical for modern cards; strong cards can reach 10×. Estimated rows are marked with an asterisk. Enter a real sale price whenever you have one.

Any other grade left blank is shown as unavailable, never as zero. The calculation leaves out taxes, price movement while the card is at the grader, turnaround time, and the chance of a lower grade than you tested. A profitable 10 row does not mean grading is likely to pay off; it depends on the grade your card actually receives.

Graded sale prices on BinderLens card pages show whether they come from logged slab sales or a reference price. How graded values are sourced.