Five questions, in order. Stop at the first "no". Grade or Hold is a free two-page PDF that walks you through the grading decision the same way our calculator does: is the card worth at least 2.5× the cheapest fee you can actually use, what does the graded card really sell for, what's your honest chance of a 10, does the expected gain clear the bar, and can you afford the wait.
What's on it
- The current fee table for PSA, CGC, TAG and Beckett, including which tiers are paused.
- How to pull real graded sold prices in two minutes, and what to do when the market is too thin.
- A gem-rate adjustment table: what centering, whitening and surface flaws do to your chance of a 10.
- The expected-value formula with a worked example.
- The cost of waiting, and when to keep the card raw.
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