When is grading worth it?

When the graded price you can realistically get, after the grading fee, postage both ways and selling fees, beats what the card sells for raw. The calculator shows that break-even price, so you can compare it with recent sold listings.

Does the calculator know grading fees or card prices?

No. Fees change by company, tier and declared value, and card prices change all the time, so every number is yours. Use your grader's current price list and recent sold listings.

What does the weighted average mean?

Each grade's result multiplied by how likely you think that grade is, added up. If you think a 10 is unlikely, the average shows what grading is worth across all the grades you could get, not just the best one.

Should sealed product be graded?

Sealed product isn't graded like cards. For booster boxes and Elite Trainer Boxes, what matters is an intact factory seal; our guide on resealed product says what to check.

Pokémon card grading value calculator

How to use it

Enter what the card sells for ungraded, and the selling fee rate you pay.
Enter the grading fee and the postage and insurance, both ways.
For each grade, enter what that grade sells for and how likely you think it is.
Read each grade's result, the weighted average and the break-even price.

About the grading maths

Grading costs money before it earns any: the grading company's fee, postage and insurance both ways, and the selling fees on the graded sale. The calculator puts those costs next to what the card sells for ungraded, then shows what each grade you think likely would leave you, and the graded sale price you need just to match selling it raw.

You supply every number, because every number depends on your card and your grader. Use recent sold listings for the same card, raw and in each grade, and the price list of the grading service and tier you would use. Enter your own estimate of how likely each grade is and the calculator shows a weighted average outcome, so a card that only pays off at the top grade is easy to spot.

Sealed product is the other side of the hobby, and the one DexCompare compares: if the card came out of packs you are still buying, the cheapest-per-pack page shows what each pack costs today. Pair this with the selling-fee calculator for the eBay side of a sale.

Questions

When is grading worth it?: When the graded price you can realistically get, after the grading fee, postage both ways and selling fees, beats what the card sells for raw. The calculator shows that break-even price, so you can compare it with recent sold listings.
Does the calculator know grading fees or card prices?: No. Fees change by company, tier and declared value, and card prices change all the time, so every number is yours. Use your grader's current price list and recent sold listings.
What does the weighted average mean?: Each grade's result multiplied by how likely you think that grade is, added up. If you think a 10 is unlikely, the average shows what grading is worth across all the grades you could get, not just the best one.
Should sealed product be graded?: Sealed product isn't graded like cards. For booster boxes and Elite Trainer Boxes, what matters is an intact factory seal; our guide on resealed product says what to check.