PSA, BGS & CGC graded card values compared. Understand how grading affects Pokemon card prices and which grades command the highest premiums.
Professional grading authenticates and evaluates the condition of trading cards on a standardized scale. The three major grading companies for Pokemon cards are PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), BGS (Beckett Grading Services), and CGC (Certified Guaranty Company).
PSA uses a 1-10 scale where 10 is Gem Mint. BGS also grades 1-10 but offers half-point grades (9.5) and special designations: Gold Label (all sub-grades 9.5+), Pristine (10 overall), and Black Label (all four sub-grades are 10 — the rarest). CGC grades similarly with Pristine 10 and Perfect 10 as top tiers.
Higher grades consistently command higher prices. A PSA 10 can be worth 2-10x more than a PSA 9 for the same card, with the premium increasing for rarer and more valuable cards.
Average sale price by grade across all Pokemon cards that sold yesterday.
| Ungraded | $30.18 | 8,538 |
| ACE 8 | $133.74 | 1 |
| ACE 9 | $146.28 | 2 |
| ACE 10 | $245.57 | 11 |
| BGS 6 | $1,344.24 | 1 |
| BGS 8 | $895.69 | 5 |
| BGS 9 | $1,285.45 | 11 |
| BGS 10 | $888.51 | 3 |
| BGS 7.5 | $44.76 | 1 |
| BGS 8.5 | $116.43 | 3 |
| BGS 9.5 | $894.67 | 10 |
| BGS 10 Pristine | $250 | 2 |
| CGC Authentic | $36.36 | 45 |
| CGC Auto | $1,058 | 1 |
| Ungraded | $36.50 | 4 |
| CGC 2 | $49 | 1 |
| CGC 4 | $30.67 | 6 |
| CGC 6 | $72.33 | 9 |
| CGC 7 | $113.63 | 13 |
| CGC 8 | $221.85 | 58 |
| CGC 9 | $150.49 | 224 |
| CGC 10 | $162.12 | 421 |
| CGC 2.5 | $175 | 1 |
| CGC 3.5 | $128.33 | 3 |
| CGC 4.5 | $3,330 | 2 |
| CGC 5.5 | $801.26 | 4 |
| CGC 6.5 | $78.94 | 9 |
| CGC 7.5 | $179.99 | 23 |
| CGC 8.5 | $49.56 | 77 |
| CGC 9.5 | $158.23 | 78 |
| CGC 10 Pristine | $181.26 | 214 |
| PSA Authentic | $990.76 | 6 |
| PSA Auto | $202.04 | 5 |
| PSA 1 | $268.77 | 20 |
| PSA 2 | $184.76 | 9 |
| PSA 3 | $96.44 | 8 |
| PSA 4 | $767.93 | 25 |
| PSA 5 | $390.62 | 51 |
| PSA 6 | $697.16 | 117 |
| PSA 7 | $263.14 | 199 |
| PSA 8 | $298.92 | 439 |
| PSA 9 | $374.32 | 879 |
| PSA 10 | $732.85 | 1,023 |
| PSA 8.5 | $125.73 | 2 |
| PSA 9.5 | $4,500 | 1 |
| SGC 7 | $184.67 | 3 |
| SGC 10 | $202.50 | 2 |
| TAG 1 | $119 | 1 |
| TAG 8 | $329.75 | 2 |
| TAG 9 | $92.50 | 4 |
| TAG 10 | $269.56 | 12 |
| TAG 3.5 | $35.56 | 1 |
| TAG 8.5 | $408.83 | 3 |
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