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 | $43.46 | 15,377 |
| ACE 9 | $93.72 | 1 |
| ACE 10 | $44.11 | 6 |
| AGS 6 | $191.62 | 2 |
| AGS 8 | $9.99 | 1 |
| AGS 10 | $43.22 | 14 |
| AGS 9.5 | $3.88 | 2 |
| BGS 6 | $167.25 | 2 |
| BGS 8 | $121.88 | 4 |
| BGS 9 | $415.98 | 12 |
| BGS 10 | $156.46 | 12 |
| BGS 4.5 | $40 | 1 |
| BGS 6.5 | $70 | 1 |
| BGS 7.5 | $328 | 2 |
| BGS 8.5 | $290.97 | 9 |
| BGS 9.5 | $576.01 | 15 |
| BGS 10 Pristine | $199.58 | 5 |
| BGS 10 Perfect | $368.35 | 2 |
| CGA 7 | $69.75 | 1 |
| CGA 9 | $83.70 | 1 |
| CGC Authentic | $34.42 | 12 |
| Ungraded | $53.41 | 7 |
| CGC 3 | $117 | 2 |
| CGC 4 | $59 | 1 |
| CGC 5 | $431.75 | 8 |
| CGC 6 | $41.33 | 3 |
| CGC 7 | $113.55 | 9 |
| CGC 8 | $90.34 | 33 |
| CGC 9 | $83.60 | 223 |
| CGC 10 | $119.17 | 325 |
| CGC 4.5 | $13.25 | 2 |
| CGC 5.5 | $37.30 | 5 |
| CGC 6.5 | $526.15 | 5 |
| CGC 7.5 | $261.61 | 14 |
| CGC 8.5 | $106.76 | 65 |
| CGC 9.5 | $51.42 | 65 |
| CGC 10 Pristine | $210.42 | 100 |
| CGC 10 Perfect | $123.02 | 56 |
| PSA Authentic | $139.99 | 1 |
| PSA Auto | $615.94 | 1 |
| Ungraded | $159.99 | 1 |
| PSA 1 | $215.71 | 27 |
| PSA 2 | $219.88 | 4 |
| PSA 3 | $837.61 | 13 |
| PSA 4 | $936.60 | 19 |
| PSA 5 | $251.72 | 31 |
| PSA 6 | $206.14 | 89 |
| PSA 7 | $188.41 | 135 |
| PSA 8 | $250.92 | 349 |
| PSA 9 | $264.62 | 883 |
| PSA 10 | $658.66 | 1,063 |
| PSA 7.5 | $45.33 | 2 |
| PSA 8.5 | $154.00 | 3 |
| PSA 9.5 | $203.25 | 2 |
| SGC 6 | $85.00 | 2 |
| SGC 9 | $5.33 | 3 |
| SGC 10 | $142.23 | 12 |
| SGC 8.5 | $17.33 | 3 |
| SGC 9.5 | $5,449.63 | 6 |
| TAG 2 | $308.88 | 1 |
| TAG 8 | $69.75 | 1 |
| TAG 9 | $92.83 | 12 |
| TAG 10 | $490.31 | 16 |
| TAG 4.5 | $60 | 1 |
| TAG 5.5 | $70 | 1 |
| TAG 6.5 | $78.77 | 1 |
| TAG 7.5 | $74.99 | 1 |
| TAG 8.5 | $590 | 1 |
| TAG 9.5 | $0.99 | 1 |
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