Is Team Aqua's Seviper worth grading?
Pokémon · Double Crisis · 9/34 · full price guide →
Strong grading candidate — 88× premium in PSA 10
A PSA 10 Team Aqua's Seviper sells for $95.00 against $1.08 raw: a $93.92 spread, 88× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($10.16) 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)
- $1.08
- PSA 10
- $95.00
- PSA 9
- $10.16
- Gem premium
- 88×
- As of
- Aug 10, 2026
Break-even by outcome and fee
| If it comes back… | Sells for | Economy / bulk (~$25.00) | Standard (~$50.00) | Express (~$150) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem — PSA 10 | $95.00 | +$68.92 | +$43.92 | −$56.08 |
| PSA 9 | $10.16 | −$15.92 | −$40.92 | −$141 |
| PSA 8 | $59.83 | +$33.75 | +$8.75 | −$91.25 |
Net = sale price − $1.08 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?
| Chance it gems | Expected sale | Expected net (standard fee) |
|---|---|---|
| 25% | $31.37 | −$19.71 |
| 50% | $52.58 | +$1.50 |
| 75% | $73.79 | +$22.71 |
Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 48%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.
Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes
All centering standards →| Grader | 10 sells for | vs best | Front centering for a 10 | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $95.00 | best | 55/45 | 75/25 |
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.
Full grade ladder
Raw conditions & history →| Grade | PSA | CGC |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | $95.00 | — |
| 9 | $10.16 | — |
| 8.5 | — | $35.90 |
| 8 | $59.83 | — |
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Grading Team Aqua's Seviper — FAQ
Is Team Aqua's Seviper worth grading?
A PSA 10 Team Aqua's Seviper sells for $95.00 against $1.08 raw: a $93.92 spread, 88× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($10.16) 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 Team Aqua's Seviper worth compared with raw?
A PSA 10 Team Aqua's Seviper (Double Crisis 9/34) sells for about $95.00 versus $1.08 for a raw near-mint copy — a 88× premium as of Aug 10, 2026.
What centering does Team Aqua's Seviper 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 Team Aqua's Seviper break even?
At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Team Aqua's Seviper breaks even when it gems about 48% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $10.16).
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