Team Rocket · #73 · Uncommon
Market value
$2.45▲ 13.4%30d
PSA 10 price
$193.21(+7786%)
Price history
Series
Base
Artist
Ken Sugimori
Release date
2000/04/24
What grading does to this card
If it grades a PSA 10 (17%)
+$95.65
sells for $193.21
If it does not (83%)
−$37.37
PSA 9 and lower, on average
Grading pays off if more than 28% of copies hit a 10. This card: about 17%. 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
1,046
Graded PSA 10
183
Gem Rate
17.5%
| Grade | PSA |
|---|---|
| 10 | 183 |
| 9 | 443 |
| 8.5 | 1 |
| 8 | 256 |
| 7 | 92 |
| 6 | 43 |
| 5 | 23 |
| 4 | 6 |
| Total | 1,046 |
What a Grade 10 sells for, by grading company.
Every condition and grade Scrydex tracks for this card.
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Short answer: no, grading The Boss's Way does not pay off on our numbers (verdict: SKIP IT).
The Boss's Way is an Uncommon card from Team Rocket, released in 2000, illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The Boss's Way (Team Rocket, #73) sells for about $2.45 raw and around $193.21 as a PSA 10, a gap of roughly 7,786% before grading costs. PSA has graded 1,046 copies, and about 18% of them received a PSA 10. A PSA 9 sells for around $63.99, so a 9 still beats the raw price. The raw price has risen about 13% over the last 30 days. Our model gives a 17% chance of a PSA 10. If a copy grades a 10 it nets about $95.65 after the $59.99 grading fee, shipping and selling fees; if it does not, expect to lose about $37.37, so grading pays off when more than 28% 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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