PSA Grading Fees at the National

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Originally Posted by BeanTown

Paying 500.00 for an opinion which seems to be political at times doesn’t seem right. I haven’t truly embraced all this grading, as I’ve been collecting before these grading companies popped up. I think if I was gonna sell a 15k card I’d send it to a reputable AH and negotiate them sending it in to be graded. They can absorb the cost which won’t be as much, as what us collectors pay.

They do get a break on the cost of grading but whatever it is they deduct from the seller's final take. They may get a break on the actual grade as well but who knows.

But, in order to have them get the card graded, you have to commit to consigning it for auction.

If you grade it yourself, you determine what happens to the card.

PSA charges $600 to grade at their location in California a card with a value only up to $9,999 so you actually get a better price for a potentially higher valued card in one day on site at the National.

Not for everyone, but again for the right card probably a decent deal.