Free tool — The Black Method

What does this submission actually cost?

The tier fee is only part of the box. Enter your submission and see the all-in cost per card and per submission — every open tier at PSA, BGS, CGC, and TAG, with shipping split across the cards, side by side.

Your submission

Tier fee is per card; shipping & insurance split across the whole box. 25+ unlocks CGC Bulk.

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Filters out tiers whose declared-value cap your top card exceeds.

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Carrier rates vary with value and coverage — enter what your label + insurance actually cost. We don't guess it for you.

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Defaults: BGS $13 · PSA / CGC / TAG $15 (from our /grade calculator). Return shipping scales with value — override to match your order.

All-in cost

Prices verified July 2026 (PSA live Jul 6, 2026) — confirm on the grader's page before you ship.

Is it worth it per card? → Which grader fits? → What you keep when it sells →
⚠ Grading prices July 2026 (PSA re-verified live Jul 6, 2026): PSA's Value tiers ($24.99–$64.99) and TAG's Basic/Standard/Express are paused/closed and excluded below. Turnaround windows shift too fast to bake in — PSA Regular ran 40–50 business days at the July check; confirm on the grader's page the week you ship.

Costing one card against its upside? That's the grading ROI calculator. Not sure which grader fits the card? Run the cross-grader router or the full pre-grading checklist.

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Prices verified July 2026 (PSA live Jul 6, 2026). An estimate, not financial advice — grader fees, caps, and turnaround windows change; confirm on the grader's page before you ship.

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