Cross-grade economics
Cross-Grading Calculator
Cross-grading is a new grading decision, not a guaranteed translation between labels. The destination company can assign a different result, and the market can value that holder differently.
Model the current slab as the alternative sale, then test destination-specific values one at a time.
Dated CardRevive starting prices and planning assumptions
Assumptions reviewed 13 July 2026. PSA and BGS defaults use CardRevive's published middleman starting prices effective 11 July 2026. TAG uses an illustrative external planning placeholder because TAG is not a currently listed CardRevive middleman service. Every value remains editable: final fees, declared-value rules, eligibility, insurance, shipping, upcharges and turnaround can change. Replace every default with the confirmed service and shipping quote before deciding.
Verify current CardRevive middleman services and starting pricesCompany context for this decision
PSA
- Editable fee default
- A$172.00 AUD
- Illustrative turnaround
- 5–95+ days
- • CardRevive models PSA as a single overall 1–10 grade estimate, not an official result.
- • A straightforward overall grade can be easier to compare, while it provides less condition detail than a subgrade-oriented label.
- • The default fee is CardRevive's published middleman starting price; confirm the service level, declared-value rules, final fees and card eligibility before dispatch.
BGS
- Editable fee default
- A$55.00 AUD
- Illustrative turnaround
- 5–75+ days
- • CardRevive's BGS-style estimate separates centering, corners, edges and surface before deriving an overall estimate.
- • Condition detail can help explain why a card may not reach the next grade, but CardRevive cannot predict an official label.
- • The default fee is CardRevive's published middleman starting price; confirm label options, declared-value rules, final fees and card eligibility before dispatch.
TAG
- Editable fee default
- A$31.00 AUD
- Illustrative turnaround
- 2–45+ days
- • CardRevive presents a TAG-style estimate mapped from its own condition model; it is not TAG's proprietary photometric result.
- • TAG is not a currently listed CardRevive middleman service, so this editable fee is an illustrative external planning placeholder rather than a CardRevive price.
- • Compare the report and holder experience you want, rather than treating a numerical estimate as interchangeable across companies.
- • Check current supported cards, service features, shipping and eligibility directly before submission.
Do not translate grades mechanically
A PSA 9, BGS 9 and TAG-style 900 estimate are not promises of equivalent official condition or price. Build the destination scenario from its own sold evidence.
Use minimum-grade safeguards when available
If a crossover service allows a minimum acceptable result, model both the successful cross and the retained-holder outcome. Verify the current process and fees directly.
- • Price the current holder before starting.
- • Include destination shipping, insurance and service cost.
- • Run the lower-grade destination value as a downside case.
Worked illustration
Example: crossing only if the destination value clears costs
The example treats the current slab as something you could sell, so the destination must beat more than its own submission bill.
- Starting value
- A$120.00 AUD
- Expected graded value
- A$210.00 AUD
- Service + shipping
- A$87.00 AUD
- Selling fee assumption
- 13.0%
Modeled result: hold. Break-even versus selling raw is A$220.00 AUD, and the modeled difference versus selling raw is -A$8.70 AUD. This is an illustration, not a forecast.
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Model a destination-company scenario
Choose the destination company, replace the illustrative cost, and compare the expected destination-holder proceeds with the current slab.
Planning assumptions only. Replace the company fee and turnaround with your current quote. All amounts are AUD.
The likely-grade and one-grade-lower sale values create a transparent local grade/value slope for the break-even-grade estimate. Replace both with sold evidence; card prices are not reliably linear.
Modeled next step
Hold
The modeled difference is too close to call after fees and costs; a small grade or price change could reverse it.
- Versus selling raw
- -A$8.70 AUD
- Estimated economic profit
- -A$24.30 AUD
- Break-even versus raw sale
- A$220.00 AUD
- Simple modeled ROI
- -11.7%
- Approx. break-even grade
- Grade 9.2
BGS fee and 40-day turnaround are editable assumptions. Break-even versus raw sale includes the raw alternative's modeled selling fee.
- • The likely grade and future sale value are estimates, not guarantees.
- • Taxes, insurance, currency conversion by your payment provider, and unexpected service charges are not included.
- • The break-even grade uses your two sale values as a local A$52.50 AUD-per-grade slope. Real card prices can jump or flatten between grades, so verify sold listings at each grade.
Questions collectors ask
What is cross-grading?
It is having a card already graded by one company evaluated for a holder or grade from another company, under the destination company's current service rules.
Will the destination company honor my current grade?
Do not assume so. Check whether a minimum-grade or crossover option is offered and read its current conditions.
Should I use the same selling fee for both holders?
Use the fee you realistically expect on the selling channel. If channels differ, run separate cases rather than averaging them silently.
Build a condition-based destination case
Start with a visible-condition estimate, then research destination-holder sales at both the likely grade and one grade lower.
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