Is Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick worth grading?
Pokémon · Primal Clash · 158/160 · full price guide →
Strong grading candidate — 66× premium in PSA 10
A PSA 10 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick sells for $1,500 against $22.60 raw: a $1,477 spread, 66× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($45.89) 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)
- $22.60
- PSA 10
- $1,500
- PSA 9
- $45.89
- Gem premium
- 66×
- 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 | $1,500 | +$1,452 | +$1,427 | +$1,327 |
| PSA 9 | $45.89 | −$1.71 | −$26.71 | −$127 |
| PSA 8 | $22.28 | −$25.32 | −$50.32 | −$150 |
Net = sale price − $22.60 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% | $409 | +$337 |
| 50% | $773 | +$700 |
| 75% | $1,136 | +$1,064 |
Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 2%. 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 | $1,500 | 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 | $1,500 | — |
| 9 | $45.89 | — |
| 8.5 | — | $23.00 |
| 8 | $22.28 | — |
| 7.5 | — | $24.99 |
| 7 | $20.97 | — |
| 6 | — | $8.50 |
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Grading Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick — FAQ
Is Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick worth grading?
A PSA 10 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick sells for $1,500 against $22.60 raw: a $1,477 spread, 66× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($45.89) 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 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick worth compared with raw?
A PSA 10 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick (Primal Clash 158/160) sells for about $1,500 versus $22.60 for a raw near-mint copy — a 66× premium as of Aug 10, 2026.
What centering does Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick 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 Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick break even?
At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Maxie's Hidden Ball Trick breaks even when it gems about 2% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $45.89).
Is your Pokémon card centered well enough to grade?
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