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✦ A COLLECTOR TOOL BY PATRICK BURNS

Pokémon card
grading calculator.

Compare grading costs, turnaround times, and budgets across five leading grading companies.

Last Pricing Verified
October 14, 2026

5 companies · 10 sliders

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0–30 cards per service

Drag a slider or tap + to add cards. Combine companies freely. Paused services remain visible and are excluded from totals.

01 / GRADING COMPANY

PSA

Professional Sports Authenticator

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard

$59.99/ card

Estimated 90–100 business days

$1,000 maximum insured value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express

$199.00/ card

Estimated 20–30 business days

$2,500 maximum insured value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

No paid membership needed for these tiers. Value and Value Bulk are paused. Each card must fit its insured-value limit; higher-value cards can incur a service upgrade. Shipping, insurance and tax are additional.

02 / GRADING COMPANY

CGC

CGC Cards

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard

$55.00/ card

Estimated 10 business days

$3,000 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express

$100.00/ card

Estimated 5 business days

$10,000 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Free-account direct-submission rates. Paid Associate/Premium members save 10%; Elite members save 20% (discounts not modeled). Bulk is $17/card, 25-card minimum, 150 working days, $500 limit; Economy is $20/card, 90 working days, $1,000 limit. Cards not fully described can incur $5/card; value upgrades cost extra.

03 / GRADING COMPANY

Beckett (BGS)

Beckett Grading Services

$0.000 cards
Unavailable

Standard · paused

$34.95/ card · last published

Estimated 45 (last published) business days

Last published rate; not accepting submissions

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Excluded from estimatesUnavailable
Available

Express

$79.95/ card

Estimated 15 business days

Declared-value cap not published on current form

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Base and Standard submissions are paused. Express is open through Beckett’s official temporary form; subgrades included. Standard shows its last published rate, not a current quote. No paid membership or bulk minimum is listed for Express. Declared-value cap is not specified. Return-shipping insurance is listed at $1.50 per $100 declared value. The form lists a $3 fee for grade-10 subgrades; confirm applicability to Express. Shipping, insurance, tax and grade-dependent fees are excluded.

04 / GRADING COMPANY

TAG

Technical Authentication & Grading

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard · Grade + Score

$59.95/ card

Estimated 45 business days

$1,000 included protection per card

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Express · Grade + Score

$149.95/ card

Estimated 10 business days

$2,500 included protection per card

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Current reopened submission-menu rates, replacing older $39/$59 tiers. Grade + 1,000-point Score included. No value-based grading upcharge; protection limits apply. Base is $39.95/card with a 5-card minimum, about 60 business days and $500 protection. No paid membership is listed. Availability can be limited; inbound/return shipping and optional kits cost extra.

05 / GRADING COMPANY

SGC

Sportscard Guaranty Corporation

$0.000 cards
Available

Standard · $1,500 value band

$50.00/ card

Estimated 40+ business days

$1,500 maximum declared value

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Available

Expedited · $3,500 value band

$150.00/ card

Estimated 2–3 business days

Published $3,500 maximum declared-value band

Cards to grade
0
0 cards30 cards
Service subtotal$0.00
Eligibility & service notes

Models standard-size, unsigned cards in the shown declared-value bands. Standard is $85/card at the $3,500 band. Expedited is $250 up to $7,500; $500 up to $20,000; $1,000 up to $50,000; $2,000 up to $100,000; above that, $3,750 plus $375 per additional $10,000. Higher-value tiers are not modeled. No paid membership or bulk minimum is listed on the pricing page. Shipping is additional.

KNOW WHAT’S INCLUDED

Clear prices. Fewer surprises.

Shown prices cover direct grading of eligible, standard-size, unsigned cards in the stated value bands. Shipping, insurance, taxes, membership charges, submission handling, optional services and value-based upgrades are excluded. No membership discounts or promotions are modeled.

Turnaround times are estimates in business days and exclude transit, weekends and holidays. Each company starts its processing clock differently. Availability and rates can change after the verification date.

“Standard” and “Express” organize this comparison. SGC’s faster service is officially Expedited. Unavailable services remain visible; their controls cannot add a purchasable service. For TAG, the current reopened submission menu supersedes older product pages.

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Remaining$1,000.00
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