Base · #102
Market value
$13.89▲ 2.5%30d
PSA 10 price
$338.71(+2339%)
Price history
Series
Base
Artist
Keiji Kinebuchi
Release date
1999/01/09
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (22%)
+$210.80
sells for $338.71
If it does not (78%)
−$43.03
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 17% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 22%. All figures are net of the raw card, grading, shipping and selling fees.
How we weigh the odds
We weigh every outcome by how often PSA-graded copies of this card come back a 10, 9 or 8. The average over all outcomes is the last line below.
Pop reports count submitted cards, and people mostly submit their best copies, so the real odds for a random raw card are likely a bit lower.
Buy Signal · Population report
PSA population
1,873
Graded PSA 10
418
Gem Rate
22.3%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 418 |
| 9 | 665 |
| 8.5 | 12 |
| 8 | 408 |
| 7.5 | 2 |
| 7 | 212 |
| 6 | 103 |
| 5 | 45 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 5 |
| Total | 1,873 |
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
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Short answer: grading Water Energy is a close call on our numbers (verdict: CLOSE CALL).
Water Energy is a card from Base, released in 1999, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. Water Energy (Base, #102) sells for about $13.89 raw and around $338.71 as a PSA 10, a gap of roughly 2,339% before grading costs. PSA has graded 1,873 copies, and about 22% of them received a PSA 10. A PSA 9 sells for around $73.27, so a 9 still beats the raw price. The raw price has risen about 3% over the last 30 days. Our model gives a 22% chance of a PSA 10. If a copy grades a 10 it nets about $210.80 after the $59.99 grading fee, shipping and selling fees; if it does not, expect to lose about $43.03, so grading pays off when more than 17% of copies hit a 10. Whether it is worth grading depends on the condition of your copy, the grading fee and how often this card reaches a 10; the grader on CardHunt gives a free AI estimate from a front and back photo.
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