Is ライコウ☆ worth grading?
Pokémon · 金の空、銀の海 · 039/106 · full price guide →
Grading rarely pays for this card
PSA 10 copies of ライコウ☆ sell for $9,269, only $0.00 above the $600,000 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1,497) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.
- Raw (NM)
- $600,000
- PSA 10
- $9,269
- PSA 9
- $1,497
- Gem premium
- 0.0×
- 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 | $9,269 | −$590,756 | −$590,781 | −$590,881 |
| PSA 9 | $1,497 | −$598,528 | −$598,553 | −$598,653 |
| PSA 8 | $960 | −$599,065 | −$599,090 | −$599,190 |
Net = sale price − $600,000 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% | $3,440 | −$596,610 |
| 50% | $5,383 | −$594,667 |
| 75% | $7,326 | −$592,724 |
At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.
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 | $10,496 | 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 | BGS | ACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $10,496 | — | — | — |
| 9 | $1,482 | $412 | — | — |
| 8 | $1,601 | — | $290 | — |
| 7 | $385 | — | $610 | — |
| 6 | $282 | — | — | — |
| 5 | $784 | — | — | — |
| 4.5 | — | — | $253 | — |
| 4 | $342 | — | — | $778 |
| 3 | $162 | — | — | — |
| 2 | $500 | — | — | — |
| 1 | $235 | — | — | — |
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Grading ライコウ☆ — FAQ
Is ライコウ☆ worth grading?
PSA 10 copies of ライコウ☆ sell for $9,269, only $0.00 above the $600,000 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1,497) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.
How much is a PSA 10 ライコウ☆ worth compared with raw?
A PSA 10 ライコウ☆ (金の空、銀の海 039/106) sells for about $9,269 versus $600,000 for a raw near-mint copy — a 0.0× premium as of Aug 10, 2026.
What centering does ライコウ☆ 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.
Is your Pokémon card centered well enough to grade?
Centering makes or breaks a PSA 10. Scan any card with Midpoint to measure its exact centering, get a grade estimate, and see what your copy is actually worth.
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