PSA grading for Pokémon cards: fees, grades and slab prices
PSA is the largest card grading company, based in the United States. On most Pokémon cards its slabs sell for more than any other company's. Its Standard service is $59.99 a card today.
Is PSA worth it for this card?
Charizard 4 (Base Set)
Umbreon VMAX 215 (Evolving Skies)
Charizard ex 199 (151)
Mew ex 193 (151)
- Whole grades from 1 to 10, with half grades from 1.5 to 8.5.
- There is no PSA 9.5.
- A public record of every card it has graded.
- Its slabs are the ones most buyers search for.
- A PSA slab is priced apart from every other company's on our card pages.
What PSA charges and takes today
Its Standard service is $59.99 a card today. Its own price list, read October 11, 2026.
Value services are paused. Standard is open, quoted at 90 to 100 business days.
Postage and insurance come on top of any fee.
Sending cards to PSA
- Its cheapest services open and close with demand. Check its site on the day you send.
- The time quoted starts when PSA logs the order, not when you mail it.
- Insure the parcel for what the cards are worth.
What PSA slabs sell for
From our own card data, read today.
| Card | Raw | Top PSA slab | Average gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charizard 4 (Base Set) | $334 | PSA 10 at $12,307 | $5,164 |
| Umbreon VMAX 215 (Evolving Skies) | $1,855 | PSA 10 at $3,885 | $654 |
| Charizard ex 199 (151) | $320 | PSA 10 at $1,400 | $255 |
| Mew ex 193 (151) | $29.01 | PSA 10 at $220 | No gain |
Average gain allows for the card not coming back at the top grade. It is what is left over selling raw, after the fee.
How PSA grades
PSA judges four things: centering, corners, edges and surface.
One grade goes on the label. The weakest of the four holds it down.
Our guide to the grading scale sets the companies' scales side by side. Our centering calculator checks the first of the four.
Checking a PSA slab is real
Fake slabs exist for every company. Check the cert number, the label and the case before you pay.
Our guide to graded cards has a checklist that adds the signs up.
Is it worth it for your card?
Grading pays when the graded price beats the raw price by more than the fee and the postage.
Our grading guide has a calculator, and our comparison of all six companies has today's fees.
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Common questions
How much does PSA grading cost?
Its Standard service is $59.99 a card today. Postage and insurance come on top.
Why do PSA slabs sell for more?
More buyers search for PSA slabs than for any other. Its public record of graded cards is the one most collectors check.
How do I check a PSA cert number?
Type the number from the label into the lookup on PSA's own site. The record should match the card, the set and the grade in your hand.
Where is PSA based?
In the United States.
Is PSA grading worth it?
It is when the graded price beats the raw price by more than the fee and postage. The card picker on this page works real cards through.
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