PSA submission planner

Planning a grading run? Add every card you're thinking of sending in, set your fee per card, and see the total cost against the expected gem-mint value — so you only submit cards that actually pay off. This tool covers PSA submissions only — CGC and BGS have their own fee schedules; see the grading cost guide to compare all three.

How this works

Each card's PSA fee is set automatically from its declared-value tier — cheapest at $59.99 (Standard) as of 2026-09-26, rising with the card's graded value, plus roughly $20 shipping per card. “Profit if 10” is then PSA 10 price − raw price − grading fee, summed across every card in your submission. It is a best case, not an odds-weighted forecast — it assumes every card comes back a perfect 10, which most don't. For per-card odds weighted across every grade outcome, use the Grading ROI calculator.

Each card's PSA fee is set automatically from its declared-value tier in PSA's current fee schedule. See the grading cost guide.

Add cards above to plan a PSA submission and see total cost vs expected gem-mint value.

Which cards are worth adding

A submission is only worth running if enough of the cards in it clear their own cost. Modern chase cards — recent Special Illustration Rares, alt arts and other high-demand pulls — often carry the widest raw-to-PSA-10 gap, which is what makes them worth the fee. Vintage cards can be worth grading even at modest raw prices if they're genuinely clean, since age itself commands a premium once slabbed. Low-value commons and heavily played cards rarely clear the fee even at PSA's cheapest tier — check a card's expected grading profit before adding it here rather than guessing.

Grading planner — FAQ

How is each card's grading fee calculated?

From PSA's published tiers as of 2026-09-26: the cheapest tier whose declared-value cap covers the card's expected graded (PSA 10) value, not its raw price, plus roughly $20 round-trip insured shipping. The grading cost guide has the full fee table.

What does “Profit if 10” mean?

The best case: PSA 10 market value minus the raw price minus the grading fee, for every card you've added. It assumes every card grades a PSA 10 — which most don't. For an odds-weighted figure across every grade outcome, use the Grading ROI tool per card.

Does this planner cover CGC or BGS submissions?

No — every fee here is PSA's. CGC and BGS have their own tiers and fees; see the grading cost guide for a side-by-side comparison if you're planning a submission to either.

What happens if a card grades lower than a 10?

You still owe the grading fee, and the card's value follows PSA's price ladder for whatever grade it gets (the grading simulator rolls one from a card's real PSA population) — a PSA 9 or 8 is usually worth meaningfully less than a 10, and can be worth less than the fee plus raw price on a thin margin card. The Grading ROI calculator runs that full weighted math for one card at a time.