{ "checked": "2026-10-24", "checkedLabel": "Oct 24, 2026", "notes": [ "Fees are per card for standard-size trading cards submitted directly in the US, before shipping, insurance, tax and any add-ons.", "Turnaround times are each grader's own published estimates in business days. None of them are guaranteed.", "'cap' is the grader's maximum declared/insured value per card for that tier. Graders can move an under-declared card to a higher tier and bill the difference (CGC states this on its fee page).", "Only tiers we could read on the grader's own site on the check date are included. Paused or sold-out tiers are listed with open:false and are never recommended." ], "ebay": { "name": "eBay final value fee, Collectible Card Games / Non-Sport Trading Cards", "pct": 0.1325, "pctCapAmount": 7500, "pctAbove": 0.0235, "perOrderSmall": 0.30, "perOrderLarge": 0.40, "perOrderThreshold": 10, "detail": "13.25% of the total sale amount up to $7,500 per item, 2.35% on the portion over $7,500, plus $0.30 per order (orders of $10 or less) or $0.40 (orders over $10). eBay calculates the percentage on the total amount of the sale, including shipping charged and sales tax.", "source": "https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822", "checked": "2026-10-24" }, "graders": [ { "id": "psa", "name": "PSA", "source": "https://www.psacard.com/pricing", "extraSources": ["https://www.psacard.com/articles/articleview/15763/psa-new-standard-service-level"], "checked": "2026-10-24", "note": "Value Bulk, Value, Value Plus and Value Max are paused (PSA: 'Value Services Are Temporarily Paused'). Standard opened Sep 14, 2026 and is processed after existing Value and Bulk orders.", "tiers": [ { "name": "Value Bulk", "open": false, "fee": null, "cap": 500, "tat": null, "note": "Paused; fee not shown while paused." }, { "name": "Value", "open": false, "fee": null, "cap": 500, "tat": null, "note": "Paused; fee not shown while paused." }, { "name": "Standard", "open": true, "fee": 59.99, "cap": 1000, "tat": [90, 100] }, { "name": "Priority", "open": true, "fee": 79.99, "cap": 1500, "tat": [70, 80], "note": "Formerly called Regular." }, { "name": "Express", "open": true, "fee": 199.00, "cap": 2500, "tat": [20, 30] }, { "name": "Super Express", "open": true, "fee": 349.00, "cap": 5000, "tat": [10, 15], "note": "Fee, cap and turnaround from PSA's pricing page; the tier label did not render in our capture." }, { "name": "Premier", "open": true, "fee": 599.00, "cap": 10000, "tat": [7, 10], "note": "Formerly called Walk-Through." } ] }, { "id": "cgc", "name": "CGC", "source": "https://www.cgccards.com/submit/services-fees/cgc-grading/", "checked": "2026-10-24", "note": "Free-membership prices. CGC says Associate/Premium members save 10% and Elite members save 20%. Bulk needs at least 25 cards (games can be mixed).", "tiers": [ { "name": "Bulk", "open": true, "fee": 17, "cap": 500, "tat": [150, 150], "minCards": 25 }, { "name": "Economy", "open": true, "fee": 20, "cap": 1000, "tat": [90, 90] }, { "name": "Standard", "open": true, "fee": 55, "cap": 3000, "tat": [10, 10] }, { "name": "Express", "open": true, "fee": 100, "cap": 10000, "tat": [5, 5] }, { "name": "WalkThrough", "open": true, "fee": 300, "cap": 100000, "tat": [2, 2] } ] }, { "id": "sgc", "name": "SGC", "source": "https://gosgc.com/card-grading/services-pricing", "checked": "2026-10-24", "note": "Standard-size raw card grading. SGC lists Standard as '40+ day' (no upper bound) and says turnaround starts once the order is unboxed and logged.", "tiers": [ { "name": "Standard (up to $1,500)", "open": true, "fee": 50, "cap": 1500, "tat": [40, null] }, { "name": "Standard (up to $3,500)", "open": true, "fee": 85, "cap": 3500, "tat": [40, null] }, { "name": "Expedited (up to $3,500)", "open": true, "fee": 150, "cap": 3500, "tat": [2, 3] }, { "name": "Expedited (up to $7,500)", "open": true, "fee": 250, "cap": 7500, "tat": [2, 3] }, { "name": "Expedited (up to $20,000)", "open": true, "fee": 500, "cap": 20000, "tat": [2, 3] } ] }, { "id": "bgs", "name": "BGS (Beckett)", "source": "https://www.beckett.com/grading", "checked": "2026-10-24", "note": "Base ($14.95 / $17.95) and Standard ($34.95) were not taking orders when checked. Priority ($124.95, 5 business days) is listed, but we could not confirm it was open, so it's left out. Beckett's grading page does not list a maximum declared value per tier.", "tiers": [ { "name": "Base", "open": false, "fee": 17.95, "cap": null, "tat": [75, null], "note": "Sold out when checked." }, { "name": "Standard", "open": false, "fee": 34.95, "cap": null, "tat": [45, 45], "note": "Sold out when checked." }, { "name": "Express", "open": true, "fee": 79.95, "cap": null, "tat": [15, 15], "note": "Includes subgrades. No per-tier value cap is published on the grading page." } ] }, { "id": "tag", "name": "TAG", "source": "https://taggrading.com/pages/pricing", "extraSources": ["https://help.taggrading.com/en/articles/10692075-what-are-tag-s-available-grading-services"], "checked": "2026-10-24", "note": "TAG says its price never changes with a card's value; 'cap' here is the built-in protection per card. Value reopened Oct 21, 2026 'while capacity allows' and may be paused again. Value needs 10+ cards, Base 5+.", "tiers": [ { "name": "Value", "open": true, "fee": 29.95, "cap": 250, "tat": [90, 90], "minCards": 10, "note": "Limited capacity." }, { "name": "Base", "open": true, "fee": 39.95, "cap": 500, "tat": [60, 60], "minCards": 5 }, { "name": "Standard", "open": true, "fee": 59.95, "cap": 1000, "tat": [45, 45], "note": "Includes TAG Score." }, { "name": "Priority", "open": true, "fee": 79.95, "cap": 1500, "tat": [30, 30] }, { "name": "Express", "open": true, "fee": 149.95, "cap": 2500, "tat": [10, 10] }, { "name": "Premier", "open": true, "fee": 299.95, "cap": 5000, "tat": [3, 5] } ] } ] }