PSA Grading Cost: Every Tier and Fee (September 2026)

PSA charges per card, and the price depends on how fast you want the card back and how much it is worth. Prices below are as reported on Sept. 9, 2026 by Heavy (via Yahoo Sports), Sports Illustrated and Baseball America; Super Express is from All Vintage Cards' table updated Sept. 6, 2026.

• Standard: $59.99, 90–100 business days, cards worth up to $1,000. New tier, open from Sept. 14, 2026.
• Priority: $79.99, 70–80 business days, up to $1,500. This is the old Regular tier under a new name.
• Express: $199, 20–30 business days, up to $2,500. The price rose from $149 on Sept. 9, 2026.
• Super Express: $349, 10–15 business days, up to $5,000.
• Premier: $599, 7–10 business days, up to $10,000. Formerly Walk-Through.
• Premium: from $999, 5–7 business days, for cards worth more than $10,000.

SI printed the Priority price as $79.00; the other two reports and PSA's older Regular price say $79.99.

On May 28, 2026 PSA announced it would stop taking Value Bulk, Value, Value Plus and Value Max orders from June 2 because its backlog had reached about 10 million cards; the backlog later rose to about 14 million (Baseball America). Those tiers had cost between $24.99 and $64.99 (Heavy). PSA says they will stay paused until the backlog is under 5 million cards. On Sept. 9, 2026 the backlog was 9.9 million, down from 10.9 million on Aug. 25, and PSA added the $59.99 Standard tier as what it called a first step.

For anyone pricing a bulk submission this matters most: the cheapest option went from $24.99 to $59.99 per card, which changes which cards are worth sending.

Every tier has a value cap, and the value that counts is what the card will be worth after grading, not what it is worth raw. PSA defined declared value as the amount you estimate an item will be worth after authentication and grading (quoted by Cardlines, Nov. 16, 2024). Cardlines reported that PSA stopped requiring you to type in a declared value in November 2024 and instead insures each card up to its tier's maximum, but PSA still moves a card to a higher tier if it decides the card is worth more than the tier allows.

That move happens after grading and is billed as an upcharge (All Vintage Cards). The practical rule: choose the tier by the value the card would have if it gets the grade you hope for. A card worth $300 raw that could be worth $3,000 in PSA 10 belongs in a tier that covers $3,000.

• A card worth about $1,000 after grading: Standard ($59.99) covers cards up to $1,000, so it fits if you are sure of the value; Priority ($79.99, up to $1,500) leaves room if the grade comes back higher than expected.
• A card worth about $10,000 after grading: Premier, $599, covers up to $10,000.
• Above $10,000: the Premium tiers start at $999 (SI, Sept. 2026). The latest breakdown we found is Cardlines' November 2024 report: $1,000 per card for values up to $24,999, $5,000 per card up to $249,999, and $10,000 per card for $250,000 or more. Check PSA's current menu before relying on these upper tiers.

• Shipping to PSA and back, with insurance. All Vintage Cards quotes one collector's bill that listed $25, $19.50 in shipping, a $60 fee, return shipping and $34 of insurance; there is no fixed figure because it depends on the order's size and value.
• Upcharges when a card grades higher than its tier allows (see above).
• Collectors Club membership is optional: $149 a year for Standard and $199 for Premium since April 20, 2024, and it gives access to member pricing and grading specials (Cardlines). With the Value tiers paused, the member-only bulk tier is not available either.
• Selling costs if you plan to sell the graded card; marketplace fees come out of the graded price, so include them in the break-even check below.

Prices are SportsCardsPro market values from Sept. 25, 2026; fees are PSA's September 2026 menu.

• 1996 Topps Kobe Bryant #138: raw $109, grade 9 $416, PSA 10 $3,050. A 9 covers a $59.99 Standard fee easily, but a 10 would exceed Standard's $1,000 and Priority's $1,500 caps, and even Express stops at $2,500, so Super Express ($349, up to $5,000) is the tier that covers a 10.
• 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175: raw $271, grade 9 $405, PSA 10 $961. A 9 adds $134, just enough for Priority; a PSA 10 fits under Standard's $1,000 cap.
• 2018 Panini Prizm Josh Allen #205: raw $96, grade 9 $155, PSA 10 $544. Only a 10 clearly pays for Standard.
• 2015 Topps Jameis Winston #500: raw $1, PSA 10 $30. Grading costs more than the card can ever be worth.

Prices for these and 30 other players are on our rookie card pages.