Grading

What grading does to a card’s price: PSA 10s against 9s, fees, and when it pays.

Two PSA 10 Gem Mint slabs side by side: Latias and Latios full arts from the 2015 Japanese Legendary Shine Collection.+36%PSA 10 slabs, median move over six months

Do PSA 10s really beat PSA 9s? The price data says barely

PSA 10s don't run away from lower grades: over six months the PSA 10 copies of the same cards rose about as much as the 9s, and PSA 8 slabs rose most. Here's the eBay sales data grade by grade, where the 10 believers are partly right, and what the numbers can't tell you.

Grading · · 4 min read

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