PSA Grading Fees by Card Type: Pokémon, Sports, Yu-Gi-Oh, Jumbo
PSA prices grading by service level, not card type: how a card's insured value sets the fee, and PSA's submission rules for thick, oversized and autographed cards.
PSA does not price grading by card type. The price is set by the service level, and the service level is set by what the card will be worth once graded. What does change by type is how a card is submitted: oversized and thick cards, autographed cards and anything unusual come with their own rules. This guide covers those rules and how to pick a level for each kind of card. The prices come from PSA's own price page (archived October 8, 2026) and the submission rules from its FAQ (archived September 30, 2026); other sources are named where they are used.
The Rule That Decides the Price: Max Insured Value
When you submit, you pick a service level based on each card's max insured value: your estimate of what the card will be worth after PSA grades it. If PSA concludes you understated it, PSA can require you to pay for the correct level before it finishes, or return the card unprocessed and still charge the level you chose (FAQ). So a $40 Pokémon card and a $40 baseball card cost the same to grade, and a card that could grade into four figures has to go in at the level that covers that value.
| Card's value once graded | Lowest open level that covers it | Per card |
|---|---|---|
| Up to $1,000 | Standard | $59.99 |
| $1,001 to $1,500 | Priority | $79.99 |
| $1,501 to $2,500 | Express | $199 |
| $2,501 to $5,000 | Super Express | $349 |
| $5,001 to $10,000 | Premier | $599 |
| $10,001 to $25,000 | Premium 1 | $999 |
Above $25,000 the Premium levels run to $1,999, $2,999, $4,999 and from $9,999. The four Value tiers have been paused since June 2, 2026 (SI, May 28); the cheapest, Value Bulk, was $24.99 a card for Collectors Club members (PSA's Collectors Club page) and covered cards worth up to $500 (PSA's price page, which still lists it as unavailable).
Standard Cards: Sports and Trading Card Games
Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and other trading cards all use the same levels and prices. The only question is value. For a modern card where only a PSA 10 is worth much more than the raw card, Standard is usually the level that makes sense, because a $59.99 fee on a card worth less than that in any grade cannot pay off. Our break-even guide has the arithmetic.
Thick, Oversized and Odd-Shaped Cards
PSA puts cards of 25- to 40-point card stock in its thinner holders for thick cards and anything above 40-point in its "thick slabs", and it does not take requests for a particular holder size. The same card can come back in two different holders, because PSA has found that copies of one card can differ in thickness (FAQ). Each holder size has to go on its own submission form, with its own charges, though several submissions can share one box (FAQ). PSA's app takes standard-size cards, tallboys and oversized cards, including supersized, T3 and jumbo cards (FAQ). Our sources do not give a current surcharge for oversized cards, so check the price on the submission form before you send them.
Autographed Cards
Signed cards dated before 1998, or not certified by the manufacturer, have to go through PSA's Card and Autograph Dual Service, which authenticates both the card and the signature and can grade each on the 1–10 scale (FAQ). Signed cards certified by the manufacturer and dated 1998 or later can go in at any regular service level, with only the card evaluated (FAQ). Dual Service is priced in proportion to the grading level you choose, according to PSA's submission update page as of June 25, 2026; check the submission form for the current price.
One Service, One Item Type per Order
Each order can carry only one service type, such as grading, crossover, review or reholder, and one item type, such as trading cards, tickets or packs; PSA may split a mixed order (PSA's terms, archived September 29, 2026). Each service level also needs its own form (FAQ), so keep a Standard batch and a Super Express card on separate submissions.
Grader Notes, Reviews and Label Errors
PSA's Grader Notes, which detail the defects behind a grade, come free with trading card orders at Express and above, where the graders provide them, and cannot be added below Express (FAQ). If you disagree with a grade, the Review service costs the full grading fee plus shipping. A mislabelled card is corrected free through a Label Correction Request. And a card PSA rejects as trimmed, restored, recoloured, of questionable authenticity, altered or cleaned comes back unslabbed with the full grading fee still charged (FAQ). Crossovers from other graders are covered in our crossovers and regrades guide.
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