Pokémon · buy raw, grade, profit
Know the most you can pay before you grade.
Every English Pokémon card gets a max raw price that still pays after grading fees, shipping and eBay fees — then we find the eBay listings under it.
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Live deals under max buy
No listings under max-buy right now. The sweep runs every 3 hours.
The math behind every max-buy price
- Grade odds from the PSA population report. What share of graded copies came back a 10, a 9, an 8, or lower.
- A haircut on the 10s. People only submit their best copies, and you’re buying from listing photos, so we assume your copy gems less often than the pop report shows.
- What the slab should sell for. The chance of each grade times what that grade sells for, from recent sales.
- Minus every cost. Grading fee for that value tier, shipping both ways, and eBay’s selling fee.
- Leave room for profit. The max-buy price still leaves a 25% return and at least $15 on the table.
Why most chase cards don’t make the list
The famous cards are priced efficiently: the raw price already bakes in the chance of a 10. Buying them at market and grading usually loses money once the fees are in. The money is in buying under market — and that’s exactly what the max-buy price tells you.