Do the maths first
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Two questions worth answering before you spend money: is this box priced below what's in it, and is this card worth submitting for grading? Both answer from real sale prices where we have recorded them, and say so plainly where we haven't.
Box break EV
17 products with weighted pull slots — a slot count below 1 is a pull probability, not a guarantee. Slots are priced from recorded sales where we have them and live asking prices where we don't, and each row says which it used. Any slot can be overridden with your own number.
The box costs and pull rates themselves are our own estimates, hand-built per product and not sourced from the manufacturer. The prices they are multiplied by are real; the model they feed is a starting point for a decision, not a valuation.
Worth grading?
Look the card up or type what it's worth raw, pick the grade you expect, and see fees, turnaround and net gain across PSA, BGS and SGC with shipping included. It also states the raw value a card has to reach before submitting pays at all — at a 9 that is around $47, and at a 7 it never is.
At a 9, a raw card needs to be worth about $47 before submitting clears fees and shipping.
- Verdict
- Worth grading
- SGC Standard fee
- $22
- Projected value
- $95
- Net after fees
- +$3
Best option is SGC Standard at $22 — projects $95, about +$3 after fees and ~$20 shipping.
| Service | Tier | Turnaround | Fee | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGCMint+ 9.5Standard · 25 bus. days | Standard | 25 bus. days | $22 | +$3 |
| BGSMint 9Standard · 45-65 days | Standard | 45-65 days | $30 | −$5 |
| PSAMint 9Standard · 90-100 bus. days | Standard | 90-100 bus. days | $59.99 | −$35 |
Multiples are rules of thumb, not measured sale data, and the raw value is an asking price. Treat this as a starting point for a decision, not a valuation. The cheapest eligible tier is chosen for the projected declared value.
- PSA rates checked 2026-09-23. Value services are paused, so Standard is currently the cheapest PSA tier.
- BGS rates not verified. Beckett's site is offline for maintenance and publishes no rates right now; only Base and Standard submissions are open. Treat these as indicative and confirm before submitting.
- SGC rates not verified. SGC's own pricing table did not render when checked. Treat these as indicative and confirm before submitting.