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PSA vs BGS: Which Fits This Card and Your Goal?
The useful PSA-versus-BGS question is not which company is universally better. It is which outcome fits the card, the buyer you expect, and the amount of condition detail you want.
Use the calculator with your own quote and realistic sale prices. Dated CardRevive starting prices are planning defaults, not guaranteed totals or turnaround times.
Current CardRevive submission choices
Published middleman starting prices
CardRevive coordinates the listed submissions as an independent commercial middleman. The selected grading house examines the physical card and alone decides authentication and any official grade.
PSA
- Destination
- United States
- Published starting price
- From A$172 AUD per card
BGS
- Destination
- United States
- Published starting price
- From A$55 AUD per card
Prices are per card in AUD, effective 11 July 2026 and reverified 16 July 2026. Confirm final fees, declared-value charges, shipping, insurance, timing, eligibility, and upcharges before dispatch.
CardRevive is not affiliated with or endorsed by PSA and BGS, or any other grading company. No official grade, acceptance, turnaround, value, or financial return is guaranteed.
Estimate context for this decision
PSA
- • 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
- • 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.
Start with the label information you actually need
CardRevive models PSA as one overall estimate and BGS with separate condition areas. Subgrade detail can help diagnose a borderline card; a single overall grade can be simpler when you already understand the card's weaknesses.
- • Use the same conservative expected sale value for both options before comparing.
- • Check recent sold listings for the exact card, grade and holder—not asking prices.
- • Treat a half-point or gem-mint outcome as uncertain unless the images support it.
Compare the decision, not just the submission fee
Shipping, insurance, selling fees and the value of the raw card can matter more than a small fee difference. A cheaper submission can still be the worse decision if its expected market outcome is lower for your particular card.
Worked illustration
Example: a clean card with one visible weakness
This example asks whether the expected graded sale value clears both the economic break-even point and the alternative of selling raw. Change every number for your card.
- Starting value
- A$80.00 AUD
- Expected graded value
- A$230.00 AUD
- Service + shipping
- A$196.00 AUD
- Selling fee assumption
- 13.0%
Modeled result: sell. Break-even versus selling raw is A$305.29 AUD, and the modeled difference versus selling raw is -A$65.50 AUD. This is an illustration, not a forecast.
Anonymous calculator
Model a PSA or BGS submission
Choose PSA or BGS, replace the dated starting price with your quote, and compare the graded path with selling the card raw.
Planning assumptions only. PSA and BGS can load dated CardRevive starting prices. 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
Sell
Under these assumptions, selling raw retains A$65.50 AUD more value than the graded path.
Worth grading? Follow evidence, economics, then downside.
Verdant Choice Demois synthetic. Its route-scoped ranges are not your card's evidence; the checkpoint only reflects the worksheet result.
1 · Demo ranges—not your card's evidence
- PSA-style illustrative range: 8–9
- BGS-style illustrative range: 8–8.5
2 · Your evidence
Replace sale values, service cost, shipping, and fees. Use completed sales for the exact card and holder.
3 · The raw alternative leads in this model
Selling raw retains more modeled value under the entered assumptions. The calculator is not judging sentimental or collection value.
Illustrative pre-grading estimate; not an official grade. AI estimate, not an official grade. This illustrative image-based pre-grading estimate is not authentication, an appraisal, or a guarantee. CardRevive is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by PSA, Beckett/BGS, TAG, or any other grading company; a professional grading house may reach a different result after examining the physical card.
- Versus selling raw
- -A$65.50 AUD
- Estimated economic profit
- -A$75.90 AUD
- Break-even versus raw sale
- A$305.29 AUD
- Simple modeled ROI
- -27.5%
- Approx. break-even grade
- Above grade 10
- • 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$57.50 AUD-per-grade slope. Real card prices can jump or flatten between grades, so verify sold listings at each grade.
Questions collectors ask
Does CardRevive recommend PSA or BGS for every card?
No. The recommendation depends on your entered economics, likely grade and need for condition detail. CardRevive does not claim one company is universally superior.
Are the PSA and BGS fees on this page current quotes?
The defaults use CardRevive's published starting middleman prices effective 11 July 2026, not guaranteed totals. Confirm the final service, declared-value tier, shipping and any upcharge before deciding.
Can a CardRevive estimate guarantee the official grade?
No. It is a planning estimate from images. The grading company makes the official decision after inspecting the physical card.
Get a condition estimate before choosing
Upload the card first, then return to this comparison with a more defensible likely-grade assumption.
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