PSA grading cost

PSA’s trading-card grading page, checked October 2, 2026, starts at Standard: $59.99 a card, up to $1,000 insured, about 90–100 business days. The cheaper Value tiers are not taking new cards.

On June 2, 2026, PSA paused new submissions for Value Bulk, Value, Value Plus, and Value Max. The grading page still shows Value Bulk and Value as unavailable. It does not print a current fee for them, so this site does not invent one. A $40 card is matched to Standard, not to a Value tier.

Open tiers

Faster tiers cost more and insure more. Premium 10 is a formula: $9,999 up to $350,000 insured, then $399 for each extra $10,000. PSA’s own example is a $425,000 card at $13,191.

PSA card tiers checked 2026-10-02. Source:https://www.psacard.com/services/tradingcardgrading/grading
Tier	Fee	Value covered	Turnaround	Status
Value Bulk	Paused — no current price	Up to $500.00	Not published	Paused
Value	Paused — no current price	Up to $500.00	Not published	Paused
Value Plus	Paused — no current price	No published cap	Not published	Paused
Value Max	Paused — no current price	No published cap	Not published	Paused
Standard	$59.99/card	Up to $1,000.00	90–100 business days	Open
Priority	$79.99/card	Up to $1,500.00	70–80 business days	Open
Express	$199.00/card	Up to $2,500.00	20–30 business days	Open
Super Express	$349.00/card	Up to $5,000.00	10–15 business days	Open
Premier	$599.00/card	Up to $10,000.00	7–10 business days	Open
Premium 1	$999.00/card	Up to $25,000.00	5–7 business days	Open
Premium 2	$1,999.00/card	Up to $50,000.00	5–7 business days	Open
Premium 3	$2,999.00/card	Up to $100,000.00	5–7 business days	Open
Premium 5	$4,999.00/card	Up to $250,000.00	5–7 business days	Open
Premium 10	$9,999+/card	$250,000.01 and up	5–7 business days	Open

PSA card tiers checked 2026-10-02. Source:https://www.psacard.com/services/tradingcardgrading/grading

Tier

Fee

Value covered

Turnaround

Status

Value Bulk

Paused — no current price

Up to $500.00

Not published

Paused

Value

Paused — no current price

Up to $500.00

Not published

Paused

Value Plus

Paused — no current price

No published cap

Not published

Paused

Value Max

Paused — no current price

No published cap

Not published

Paused

Standard

$59.99/card

Up to $1,000.00

90–100 business days

Open

Priority

$79.99/card

Up to $1,500.00

70–80 business days

Open

Express

$199.00/card

Up to $2,500.00

20–30 business days

Open

Super Express

$349.00/card

Up to $5,000.00

10–15 business days

Open

Premier

$599.00/card

Up to $10,000.00

7–10 business days

Open

Premium 1

$999.00/card

Up to $25,000.00

5–7 business days

Open

Premium 2

$1,999.00/card

Up to $50,000.00

5–7 business days

Open

Premium 3

$2,999.00/card

Up to $100,000.00

5–7 business days

Open

Premium 5

$4,999.00/card

Up to $250,000.00

5–7 business days

Open

Premium 10

$9,999+/card

$250,000.01 and up

5–7 business days

Open

Prices are the public per-card fees on PSA's trading-card grading page. Turnaround times are estimates and are not guaranteed. PSA's page says the clock does not start until the order is entered into the grading system.

Shipping

US return shipping and insurance are on PSA’s postage chart, last updated on that page August 29, 2025. One to four cards, insured up to $2,000, are $19.99 back to you. You still pay to mail the cards to PSA, and that inbound leg is not in the total.

Turnaround times are estimates. PSA says the clock starts when the order is in their system, not when you drop it in a mailbox.

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Run the numbers

Pokémon and sports cards use the same published prices here. The tier is the cheapest open one that covers the card.