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 | $16.21 | 2,321 |
| ACE 9 | $54.16 | 1 |
| BGS 4 | $700 | 1 |
| BGS 5 | $200 | 1 |
| BGS 7 | $610 | 1 |
| BGS 8 | $24,850 | 1 |
| BGS 9 | $1,200.96 | 18 |
| BGS 10 | $475 | 1 |
| BGS 6.5 | $390 | 1 |
| BGS 7.5 | $9,769.58 | 2 |
| BGS 8.5 | $5,769.17 | 6 |
| BGS 9.5 | $1,576.81 | 13 |
| BGS 10 Pristine | $305 | 1 |
| CGC Authentic | $18.66 | 40 |
| CGC Auto | $105 | 1 |
| Ungraded | $12.50 | 1 |
| CGC 5 | $720.67 | 6 |
| CGC 6 | $26.56 | 5 |
| CGC 7 | $188.26 | 14 |
| CGC 8 | $33.27 | 51 |
| CGC 9 | $53.63 | 242 |
| CGC 10 | $180.54 | 382 |
| CGC 2.5 | $175 | 1 |
| CGC 4.5 | $29.78 | 4 |
| CGC 5.5 | $139.82 | 7 |
| CGC 6.5 | $55.44 | 9 |
| CGC 7.5 | $26.89 | 25 |
| CGC 8.5 | $114.14 | 107 |
| CGC 9.5 | $75.88 | 60 |
| CGC 10 Pristine | $289.57 | 175 |
| CGC 10 Perfect | $47.81 | 14 |
| PSA Authentic | $280 | 1 |
| PSA Auto | $610 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | $215.74 | 23 |
| PSA 2 | $49.42 | 6 |
| PSA 3 | $115.36 | 11 |
| PSA 4 | $213.65 | 24 |
| PSA 5 | $420.21 | 42 |
| PSA 6 | $189.64 | 66 |
| PSA 7 | $336.61 | 130 |
| PSA 8 | $568.71 | 232 |
| PSA 9 | $249.72 | 462 |
| PSA 10 | $1,851.18 | 792 |
| PSA 7.5 | $55 | 1 |
| PSA 8.5 | $3,144.90 | 5 |
| SGC 9 | $60 | 1 |
| SGC 10 | $22 | 1 |
| SGC 8.5 | $27 | 1 |
| SGC 9.5 | $20.50 | 1 |
| TAG 10 | $926.66 | 3 |
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