Blastoise

Why this card

A top grade is worth €9718, about 13 times the €762 it costs to buy and send this card in. Of the 1,436 copies already graded, 3.2% came back that high. On average, one raw copy is worth €189 after grading. Scarce 10s keep the premium; average copies still pay. CardSight auction medians for 7 (5), 9 (3).

Population

One grade up

Each row buys the lower slab at the guide price and sells it on the next priced PSA rung. The leftover is what remains if the copy actually comes back there, after the PSA fee and about 10% to sell the new slab. Dirt on the surface can sometimes earn that one rung. Centering, corners, edges, and a crease cannot. The prices do not say which of those held this copy down.

1. PSA 1 → 2€282 → €46−€282
2. PSA 2 → 3€46 → €52−€42
3. PSA 3 → 4€52 → €61−€39
4. PSA 4 → 5€61 → €206+€83
5. PSA 5 → 6€206 → €323+€42
6. PSA 6 → 7€323 → €417+€11
7. PSA 7 → 8€417 → €645+€121
8. PSA 8 → 9€645 → €1379+€521
9. PSA 9 → 9.5€1379 → €1396−€272
10. PSA 9.5 → 10€1396 → €9718+€7050

A positive leftover is only worth opening the slab when the card in hand is limited by surface.

Raw → 10

€462→€971821×

Raw is the Cardmarket trend. PSA 10 is the PriceCharting guide.

Gem

3.2%

PSA 10s seen

46

PSA graded seen

1,436

7 / 7.5

€417

8 / 8.5

€645

PSA 9

€1379

BGS 10

€12633

CGC 10

€5831

SGC 10

€5831

9.5

€1396

Fee

€300

All-in

€762

Spread

€8956

EV / copy

+€189

Sales/yr

169/yr

Fee is the PSA tier for the declared value, shipped from Europe. EV is what an average raw copy returns after grading and selling costs, minus the all-in. Positive on the average copy is Submit; positive only on a clean copy is Cherry-pick.