How do I add up what grading a few cards could make?
Tick the cards in the Optimizer and it adds up what they cost, what grading costs, and two totals: Best Case if every card comes back a PSA 10, and Worst Case if they all come back a PSA 9. Pick one grading level for the batch, then send the cards to your queue.
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0:00Price the cards in your hand0:20Best Case and Worst Case0:48What you paid and one level1:05Compare tiers and add a card1:22Send them to your queueSteps
- Open the Optimizer and tick the cards in your hand. The list comes from your Watchlist.
- Read the totals: card cost, grading cost, all-in, Best Case and Worst Case.
- Type what you paid in the Raw box if it was less than the market price.
- Use Ship all at to pick one grading level, or Compare tiers to see them side by side.
- Use Add a card for a card that is not on your list yet.
- Send the cards to your queue. They show up in Submissions as drafts.
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Price the cards in your hand
0:02Say you're at a card show with three cards in your hand. Tick them here, and the Optimizer adds up what grading them could get you.
0:11The list comes from your Watchlist, and every number uses your own costs, the ones you set in My costs.
Best Case and Worst Case
0:20Up top is what the cards cost, what grading costs, and your total all-in. Then the two I watch. Best Case is what you make if every card comes back a ten. Worst Case is what you make or lose if they all come back nines.
0:39These use current sold prices. What you really get back depends on the grades and the market when you sell.
What you paid and one level
0:48Paid less than the market price? Type what you paid in the Raw box, and the totals follow.
0:55Use Ship all at to pick one grading level for the whole batch. Change it, and every fee and total follows.
Compare tiers and add a card
1:05Not sure which level? Compare tiers lays them side by side, with the best and worst case for each.
1:13If you're holding a card that's not on your list, Add a card searches the whole library and can put it on your Watchlist too.
Send them to your queue
1:22When it looks right, send them to your queue. They show up in Submissions as drafts, and the next video picks up from there.
1:31The Optimizer is a Pro tool. If you haven't tried Pro yet, you can use it free for fourteen days.