Fossil · #30 · Rare
Market value
$31.40▲ 4.7%30d
PSA 10 price
$1,133.30(+3509%)
Price history
Series
Base
Artist
Mitsuhiro Arita
Release date
1999/10/10
Region
Kanto
Types
Lightning
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (15%)
+$865.57
sells for $1,133.30
If it does not (85%)
−$14.32
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 2% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 15%. 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
2,525
Graded PSA 10
386
Gem Rate
15.3%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 386 |
| 9 | 880 |
| 8.5 | 4 |
| 8 | 608 |
| 7.5 | 1 |
| 7 | 273 |
| 6 | 176 |
| 5 | 111 |
| 4 | 45 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 1 | 18 |
| Total | 2,525 |
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
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Short answer: yes, grading Zapdos looks worth it on our numbers (verdict: GRADE IT).
Zapdos is a Rare Lightning-type card from Fossil, released in 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Zapdos (Fossil, #30) sells for about $31.40 raw and around $1,133 as a PSA 10, a gap of roughly 3,509% before grading costs. PSA has graded 2,525 copies, and about 15% of them received a PSA 10. A PSA 9 sells for around $191.74, so a 9 still beats the raw price. The raw price has risen about 5% over the last 30 days. Our model gives a 15% chance of a PSA 10. If a copy grades a 10 it nets about $865.57 after the $79.00 grading fee, shipping and selling fees; if it does not, expect to lose about $14.32, so grading pays off when more than 2% 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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