Grade clean copies
Grading beats selling raw if your copy has at least a 37% chance of a PSA 10.

Catalog reference · USD $5.13 · PokemonPriceTracker, Nov 1, 12:17 PM UTC
Reference condition: Near mintYour copy’s condition may differ.
Grade clean copies
Grading beats selling raw if your copy has at least a 37% chance of a PSA 10.
Net of grading and selling costs, compared with selling the raw card today. Grading fee by result: PSA 10 $59.99, PSA 9 $59.99, plus $10.00 shipping. Change your costs
Only a PSA 10 beats selling raw.
At your odds, grading loses money even on a free card.
Grading still beats selling raw at your odds while all grading costs stay under this.
PSA 10s would need to rise 20% from $200 for grading to pay at your 30% odds.
Completed eBay sales of this exact printing, aggregated by PokemonPriceTracker, updated Nov 1. Only sales bound to this printing count.
| Grade | Price used | Sales | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $200 longer-run | 54 | Oct 16 |
| PSA 9 | $19.99 longer-run | 126 | Oct 12 |
| PSA 8 | — too few | 24 | Sep 17 |
| CGC 10 | $22.25 looks off | 44 | Oct 26 |
| SGC 10 | — too few | 2 | May 6 |
| Raw | $5.13 | — | Nov 1 |
| Grade | Price used | Sales | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 7 | $17.00 longer-run | 5 | Oct 26 |
| PSA 6 | — too few | 4 | Sep 8 |
| BGS 9.5 | — too few | 3 | Jun 21 |
| BGS 9 | — too few | 2 | May 28 |
| CGC 9.5 | $10.80 longer-run | 12 | Oct 12 |
| CGC 9 | $11.85 longer-run | 29 | Oct 26 |
| CGC 8.5 | — too few | 13 | Oct 1 |
| CGC 8 | — too few | 6 | Sep 29 |
| CGC 7.5 | — too few | 4 | Oct 8 |
| CGC 7 | — too few | 1 | Mar 28 |
| CGC 6 | — too few | 1 | Sep 22 |
| SGC 9.5 | — too few | 3 | Jul 6 |
| SGC 9 | — too few | 3 | Feb 20 |
| SGC 8.5 | — too few | 1 | Jan 19 |
| SGC 8 | — too few | 1 | Apr 27 |
No PSA 10, 9 or 8 sold in the last 7 days. PSA 10 last sold on Oct 16, PSA 9 last sold on Oct 12 and PSA 8 last sold on Sep 17.
PSA 10s are 30% of this card’s PSA 9 and 10 sales. Owners sell their best copies, so this is not your chance of a 10.
Recorded observations through Nov 1, 12:00 AM UTC. Grading takes months, and the raw price can move while you wait.
1M · USD · price observations, not individual transactions
PSA 10s sell highest for this card. PSA has the most sales, 54. The verdict uses PSA. A price far out of line with PSA is held back until it is checked.
Crack it and send the raw card again, or sell the 9 as it is. A miss pays a second grading fee and usually comes back a 9 again.
Cracking pays if that chance is at least 45%. At 15%: −$47 versus selling the 9 for a net $16.94.
A card that graded 9 once is less likely to get a 10 than a fresh copy, so set this lower than you would for one. Cracking a slab can also damage the card.

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As of Nov 1, 12:17 PM UTC, Galarian Articuno - SWSH282 (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH282) has a market reference price of $5.13.
Over the latest tracked day, the reference price for Galarian Articuno - SWSH282 (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH282) has fallen 0.2%. This describes recent tracked price movement only and is not investment advice.
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The latest Scarlet & Violet expansion 'Surging Sparks' officially launched worldwide. Early chase cards include Pikachu ex SAR and several new Illustration Rares. First-week prices are inflated — expect correction in 2-4 weeks.
Feb 15, 12:00 AM UTC · Official Pokémon Company
PSA raised their base-level grading fee from $30 to $35 for standard cards. Express and Super Express tiers unchanged. This may reduce casual submissions and tighten PSA 10 supply for modern cards.
Feb 10, 12:00 AM UTC · PSA Official
As expected, the market saw a 5-10% correction across most categories following the December holiday buying surge. Vintage cards held better than modern, with Base Set holos showing minimal decline.
Jan 5, 12:00 AM UTC · Market Data Analysis

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