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PSA Grading Calculator.

Grading costs are easy to look up. Whether grading a specific card actually pays is the harder question, and it is the only one that matters. This works out your all-in cost per card, then tells you what the graded card has to sell for just to beat selling it raw.

Real PSA pricing for both the US and Canada. Free, no signup, nothing saved.

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Change any number. Everything updates as you type.

Shipping is split across the whole order.

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Whole order, not per card.

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PSA charges this on the whole order too.

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Applied to both the raw and graded sale. Fee calculator.

PSA tier pricing verified July 25, 2026. PSA has temporarily paused its cheaper Value service on both the US and Canadian schedules, so Regular is currently the lowest tier available. Rates change, so confirm on PSA's pricing page before you submit.

Verdict

Run the numbers

Grading fee per card $0.00
Shipping per card $0.00
All-in per card $0.00
Net selling raw $0.00
Net at PSA 9 $0.00
Net at PSA 10 $0.00
Break-even graded price $0.00
Capital tied up n/a

That's the grading bet on one card. Price your whole shoebox from real comps →

The real math

Grading is not a cost. It is a bet.

The number that matters is not what PSA charges. It is the gap between what your card sells for raw and what it sells for graded, minus the fee, minus shipping both ways, minus eBay's cut on the higher sale price. A card that doubles in value can still lose you money once all four are counted.

PSA has paused its Value service on both the US and Canadian schedules, which removed the cheap bulk tier most sellers relied on. Regular at roughly $80 USD or $109 CAD is now the floor, and that floor prices most modern base and insert cards out of grading entirely.

If you submit from Canada, the routing matters more than the exchange rate. PSA stopped accepting cards shipped directly from Canada to its US facility in April 2025, because US tariffs are charged against the declared value of your cards rather than the grading fee. On a $5,000 submission that was a four figure surprise.

PSA Canada in Mississauga solves it by bundling submissions under a single temporary import bond, so you are billed in Canadian dollars and never touch customs. The trade is time: about ten extra business days versus the US queue. Pick Canada above and the whole calculator, sale prices and verdict included, runs in Canadian dollars to match.

Already know the card is worth grading? Work out what the sale itself nets with the free eBay fee calculator. And for the full price tables behind this tool, every tier, US and Canada, plus the upcharge rules, read PSA Grading Cost in 2026.

One card down

Which of your cards clear the bar?

Answering that for one card takes a minute. Answering it for a four hundred card inventory takes a weekend you will not spend. WaxEngine already knows what your cards are worth and what each one nets you, so the shortlist worth grading falls out of data you already have.

The ones that do not clear the bar still have to be sold raw. That is what hockey card listing software and baseball card listing software are for: scanned, priced from sold comps, and listed.

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Common questions.

How much does PSA grading cost?
Regular service is $79.99 USD per card in the United States and $109.00 CAD per card through PSA Canada. Express is $149.00 USD or $219.00 CAD, Super Express $349.00 USD or $479.00 CAD, and Walk-Through $599.00 USD or $849.00 CAD. Each tier carries a maximum insured value, so a more valuable card forces you up the ladder whether you want the speed or not. Shipping both directions is extra.
Why is there no Value tier in this calculator?
Because PSA has temporarily paused Value service on both its US and Canadian schedules, citing demand. That was the cheap bulk tier most sellers used for ordinary cards, and its absence is the single biggest reason grading math looks worse in 2026 than it did a couple of years ago. If it returns, this calculator gets updated.
How does PSA grading work from Canada?
PSA stopped accepting submissions shipped directly from Canada to its US facility in April 2025. US tariffs are levied on the declared value of the cards rather than the grading fee, so a valuable submission could attract hundreds or thousands in charges. Canadians now go through PSA Canada in Mississauga, the submission center in Halifax, or an authorized Canadian dealer. PSA bundles those orders under one temporary import bond, so you avoid customs entirely and pay in Canadian dollars.
What is a PSA upcharge?
An upcharge is PSA billing you the difference to a higher service level after grading, because in their judgment the card's market value exceeds the maximum declared value of the tier you paid for. It is the fee surprise sellers complain about most, and it is entirely avoidable with honest numbers going in. This calculator doubles as an upcharge calculator: enter your raw and graded values and it warns you before you submit whenever a card is over the selected tier's insured limit.
How long does PSA grading take?
PSA quotes 40 to 50 business days for Regular in the US and 50 to 60 through PSA Canada, with faster tiers costing considerably more. Two to three months is normal, and if you are reselling rather than collecting, that is capital sitting idle. The calculator shows the window so you can weigh it.
Does a PSA 10 guarantee a profit?
No, and this calculator will not pretend to predict your grade. Nobody can tell you from a form what a card will grade at. What it does is show you the outcome at a 9 and at a 10 so you can decide whether the bet is worth taking. If the card only works at a 10, that is a much riskier submission than one that already pays at a 9.
Is this calculator really free?
Yes. No signup, no email, nothing stored, and it runs entirely in your browser. We build software for card sellers, and this is the part we can just give away.

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