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Buggy (Promos P-098) — is it worth grading?

Is Buggy worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 12× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Buggy sells for $83.20 against $7.05 raw: a $76.15 spread, 12× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($17.84) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM)
$7.05
PSA 10
$83.20
PSA 9
$17.84
Gem premium
12×
As of
Sep 27, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Buggy: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$83.20+$51.15+$26.15−$73.85
PSA 9$17.84−$14.21−$39.21−$139
PSA 8$29.00−$3.05−$28.05−$128

Net = sale price − $7.05 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Buggy: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$34.18−$22.87
50%$50.52−$6.53
75%$66.86+$9.81

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 60%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Buggy: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
PSA 10$83.20best55/4575/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

Buggy graded prices by company and grade
GradePSA
10$83.20
9$17.84
8$29.00

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Grading Buggy — FAQ

Is Buggy worth grading?

A PSA 10 Buggy sells for $83.20 against $7.05 raw: a $76.15 spread, 12× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($17.84) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

How much is a PSA 10 Buggy worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Buggy (Promos P-098) sells for about $83.20 versus $7.05 for a raw near-mint copy — a 12× premium as of Sep 27, 2026.

What centering does Buggy need for a PSA 10?

PSA publishes 55/45 front and 75/25 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Buggy break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Buggy breaks even when it gems about 60% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $17.84).

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