Grading Service Cost Calculator

Calculate PSA, NGC, PCGS, BGS grading costs and break-even analysis.

Number of items

Service tier (0-4)

Raw value per item ($)

Expected graded multiplier

Shipping cost ($)

Insurance per $1000

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Total grading cost ($)

$276.50

≈ 5 tanks of gas

Cost per item ($)$55.30

Net profit per item ($)-$5.30

Total net profit ($)-$26.50

Break-even multiplier2.11

Grading ROI (%)-9.58%

Turnaround Days30

Expected Total Graded Value500

Worth GradingNo

How to Use This Calculator

Enter number of items to submit and select service tier (economy through walkthrough).
Set raw value per item, expected graded value multiplier, and round-trip shipping cost.
Review Total Grading Cost, Cost per Item, Net Profit per Item, and Total Net Profit.
Only submit items where expected graded value increase exceeds all-in cost per item.

How the result changes with Number of items

Number of items: Number of items to submit for grading.
Service tier (0-4): 0=Value/Economy, 1=Regular, 2=Express, 3=Super Express, 4=Walkthrough.
Raw value per item ($): Current ungraded (raw) market value per item.
Expected graded multiplier: Expected value multiplier after grading (e.g., 2.0 = double raw value).
Shipping cost ($): Round-trip shipping cost for the submission.
Insurance per $1000: Shipping insurance cost per $1,000 of declared value.

Total grading cost ($): Total cost including grading fees, shipping, and insurance.
Cost per item ($): All-in cost per item including share of shipping and insurance.
Net profit per item ($): Expected profit per item after subtracting all grading costs.
Total net profit ($): Total expected profit across all items.
Break-even multiplier: Minimum graded-to-raw multiplier needed to cover grading costs.
Grading ROI (%): Return on investment for the grading expense.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Number of items = 5, Service tier (0-4) = 1, Raw value per item ($) = 50, Expected graded multiplier = 2 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Total grading cost
Total grading cost = totalGradingFees + shippingCostRoundTrip + shippingInsurance
276.5 = $276.5
Calculate Cost per item
Cost per item = totalCost / numItems
55.3 = $55.3
Calculate Net profit per item
Net profit per item = valueUpliftPerItem - costPerItem
-5.3 = $-5.3