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Grading profit calculator
Enter what you would pay for a raw card and what the graded versions sell for. This page shows the net profit, the break-even price and the return on every dollar you put in — at PSA 9 and at PSA 10. Every amount is in US dollars.
The numbers below are example inputs to get you started. They are not current market prices. Replace them with the prices you actually see.
A PSA 10 leaves $110.55 after every cost you entered.
If it grades PSA 9
Sale $90.00 · spent $115.00−$36.93
net loss on $115.00 spent
-32.1%
Costs against this sale price
- Selling fee $11.93
- Raw card $40
- Grading $75
These costs are more than the sale price, so this outcome is a loss.
- Sale price
- $90.00
- Selling fee (13.25%)
- −$11.93
- Raw card
- −$40.00
- Grading
- −$75.00
- Shipping & insurance
- −$0.00
- Break-even raw price
- $3.08
If it grades PSA 10
Sale $260.00 · spent $115.00$110.55
net profit on $115.00 spent
+96.1%
Where the sale price goes
- Selling fee $34.45
- Raw card $40
- Grading $75
- Your profit $110.55
- Sale price
- $260.00
- Selling fee (13.25%)
- −$34.45
- Raw card
- −$40.00
- Grading
- −$75.00
- Shipping & insurance
- −$0.00
- Break-even raw price
- $150.55
What this can and cannot tell you
This is arithmetic on the numbers you enter. It does not predict which grade a card will receive, and a strong result at PSA 10 means nothing if the card comes back a 9. Look at both rows: if the PSA 9 row loses money, the whole submission depends on getting a 10, which no one can promise you.
How the maths works
Net profit = sale price − selling fee − raw card price − grading cost − shipping and insurance. Return on money spent divides that net profit by everything you paid out (raw card + grading + shipping). Break-even is the highest raw price that still leaves you at zero after the same costs.
Questions people ask
- What does this calculator work out?
- Net profit and return on total money spent for one card, at PSA 9 and at PSA 10. It subtracts what you paid for the raw card, the grading cost you enter, a marketplace selling fee as a percentage of the sale price, and any shipping or insurance you add.
- What is break-even?
- The most you could pay for the raw card and still not lose money at that grade, after the same fee and cost assumptions.
- Are the starting numbers real prices?
- No. They are example inputs so the page is usable immediately. Replace them with the prices you actually see. All values are US dollars.
- Does a high number mean the card will grade a 10?
- No. The calculator shows what each outcome would be worth. It cannot tell you which grade a card will receive — that depends on the card's centring, edges, corners and surface.
Want the prices filled in for you? Search a card to see its raw, PSA 9 and PSA 10 values, or read is it worth grading a Pokémon card and PSA 9 vs PSA 10.