Your totals
- What you paid
- $60.00
- What you keep if sold raw
- $102.04
- Profit if sold raw
- $42.04
- Cost to grade this card
- $41.70
- Total money in after grading
- $101.70
- Likely graded payout
- $106.37
- Likely graded profit
- $4.67
RAW OR SLAB?
Run the numbers before you slab it.
Search recent sales, add the real cost of grading, and see whether the smarter move is selling raw or sending the card in. No mystery math and no made-up card values.
No account · No project files · Financial inputs stay on your device
START HERE
Check your card.
Search recent sales, add your costs, and see whether the numbers favor selling raw or grading.
1
Which card?
Type it the same way you’d search for it.
Add more card details
Only use these if the first search brings back too many wrong cards.
RECENT SALES
Search past sales right here
We’ll bring back recent completed sales without opening eBay. Check the matches you trust, then use their median.
Add card details above for a tighter search.What gets picked first?
Likely raw, single-card sales. Graded cards, lots, boxes, and packs stay visible but start unchecked.
2
What are your basic numbers?
Recent sales can fill the raw price for you.
Fine-tune selling fees and shipping
3
How would you grade it?
Pick a company and service. You can change any fee if today’s price is different.
Estimated all-in grading cost$41.70Includes the shipping assumptions below.
Fine-tune shipping and extra grading costs
4
How does the card look?
Pick the closest description. We’ll set a cautious starting point for the grade chances.
You don’t need to know the percentages. These are planning assumptions—not official grading odds—and you can fine-tune them below if you want.
What would each result sell for?
| Outcome | Estimated sale price | Remove |
|---|---|---|
Fine-tune grade chances (optional)
If you’ve inspected the card closely, you can adjust the starting chances. They need to total 100%.
| Outcome | Your chance |
|---|---|
| Grade 10 | |
| Grade 9 | |
| Lower grade / no grade |
Total: 100.0%
THE QUICK TAKE · YOUR NUMBERS, NOT AN OFFICIAL GRADE
Selling raw looks better
- After fees and grading costs, selling raw comes out ahead by more than $10.
Grading edge vs raw-$37.37
Grade you needGrade 9
Chance of losing money50.0%
How complete is this?100%
See the full profit breakdown
What needs to happen
- Graded sale price needed
- $119.61
- Chance of making money
- 50.0%
- Worst case you entered
- -$43.04
- Best case you entered
- Grade 10 · $156.49
- Likely return on grading
- 4.6%
What each grade would mean
| Grade | Your chance | Sale price | Selling fees | You keep | Profit | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 10.0% | $300.00 | $40.81 | $258.19 | $156.49 | 153.9% |
| Grade 9 | 40.0% | $150.00 | $20.94 | $128.06 | $26.36 | 25.9% |
| Lower grade / no grade | 50.0% | $70.00 | $10.34 | $58.66 | -$43.04 | -42.3% |
What if the numbers slip?
| What changes | Likely grading profit | Grading edge vs raw | What it says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base case | $4.67 | -$37.37 | Sell raw |
| Top-grade chance −10 pts | -$15.28 | -$57.32 | Sell raw |
| Sale values −10% | -$6.17 | -$48.21 | Sell raw |
| Sale values −20% | -$17.01 | -$59.05 | Sell raw |
| Grading costs +20% | -$3.66 | -$45.70 | Sell raw |
| Marketplace fee +2 pts | $2.07 | -$37.47 | Sell raw |
Final grades are determined solely by the selected grading company. This result is a user-modeled financial scenario, not authentication, appraisal, investment advice, or a guaranteed grade or profit.
A CLEARER CALL
See both sides before you decide.
A big price for a top grade is exciting. What matters is what you keep after fees—and what happens if the grade misses.
Start with real sales
Search recently sold cards and use a handful of good matches to set a sensible raw price.
See the whole cost
Add grading, shipping, selling fees, and the chance that the card comes back lower than hoped.
Change anything
Every price, grade chance, fee, and cost stays visible and under your control.
THE ANSWEROne clear call.
One clear call.
The reasons right below it.
See how much grading adds, the grade you need, and the chance of losing money—then dig into every outcome if you want to.
Check a card →EXAMPLE · CHANGE ANY NUMBER
Grading could make sense
- Grading edge
- +$36.18
- Grade needed
- Grade 9
- Chance of loss
- 25.0%
- How solid is this?
- Good
Example only. Your call depends on your prices and grade chances.
Try the “what ifs” before spending the money.
Lower the chance of a top grade, trim the sale price, or add an upcharge. The answer updates as soon as the numbers do.