PSA Grading Cost on 2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani: Value Is Back at $39.99. Is It Worth It?

PSA Value grading is back at $39.99 a card, up 21% from $32.99. It comes with a $500 value cap and an estimated 90 to 100 business days. So when does grading a card actually pay, and when does the bill eat the profit?

I run the real math on a 2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani rookie: raw, PSA 8, PSA 9 and PSA 10. Then the tier upcharge, the five-month wait, and four questions to ask before you send anything in.

Run your own numbers with the calculator on the full piece:
thecollectornation.com/analysis/psa-brought-back-value

0:00 A PSA 9 that sells for more and pays you less
0:16 PSA Value is back, for more money
0:54 What $7 a card really costs
1:17 The number nobody posts
2:29 "Worth $500 in a 10"
2:53 The five-month wait
3:13 When your card moves up a tier
4:22 Speed and insurance are tied together
4:38 To be fair to PSA
5:13 So, should you send it?