Is Acerola worth grading?
Pokémon · Burning Shadows · 112/147 · full price guide →
Grading rarely pays for this card
PSA 10 copies of Acerola sell for $10.00, only $9.75 above the $0.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.
- Raw (NM)
- $0.25
- PSA 10
- $10.00
- PSA 9
- $13.00
- Gem premium
- 40×
- 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 | $10.00 | −$15.25 | −$40.25 | −$140 |
| PSA 9 | $13.00 | −$12.25 | −$37.25 | −$137 |
| PSA 8 | $38.00 | +$12.75 | −$12.25 | −$112 |
Net = sale price − $0.25 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% | $12.25 | −$38.00 |
| 50% | $11.50 | −$38.75 |
| 75% | $10.75 | −$39.50 |
Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.
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 | $10.00 | 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 | $10.00 | — |
| 9 | $13.00 | — |
| 8.5 | — | $6.69 |
| 8 | $30.00 | — |
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Grading Acerola — FAQ
Is Acerola worth grading?
PSA 10 copies of Acerola sell for $10.00, only $9.75 above the $0.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.
How much is a PSA 10 Acerola worth compared with raw?
A PSA 10 Acerola (Burning Shadows 112/147) sells for about $10.00 versus $0.25 for a raw near-mint copy — a 40× premium as of Aug 10, 2026.
What centering does Acerola 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?
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