(Prices correct as of April 2026) PSA Pricing Value: $32.99 / card (approx 24.50) Value Plus: $49.99 / card (approx 37.20) Regular: $79.99 / card (approx 59.50 Express: $149.00 / card (approx 110.99) BGS Pricing BGS Base: $17.95 / card (approx 13.30) BGS Standard: $34.95 / card (approx 26.00) BGS Express: $79.95 / card (approx 59.50) BGS Priority: $124.95 / card (approx 93.00) EXPLORE THE SUB CENTERS BECKETT PRICING CGC Grading Pricing (UK Submissions) Bulk (25-card minimum, max value 400): 12 ( 14.40 inc VAT ) Economy (max value 800): 15 ( 18 inc VAT ) Standard (max value 2,500): 45 ( 54 inc VAT ) Express (max value 8,000): 80 ( 96 inc VAT ) WalkThrough (max value 80,000): 240 ( 288 inc VAT ) Submission Services: An Easier Way To Submit to PSA, Beckett, & TAG If you want to grade with PSA, Beckett, TAG, or CGC without dealing with the paperwork, international shipping, insurance decisions, and return logistics, a submission centre such as The Sub Center (UK) can handle the whole process for you

Before grading became standard, pricing was all over the place
There are plenty of ways to cheat this into play or simply cast it with an abundance of mana, in which case you get exceptional card draw
A monster with a good card effect can easily destroy a powerful monster
Its a mechanic that turns on once a card enables it and can be taken by dealing combat damage to the player with initiative, much like monarch
In 2019, an Illustrator Pikachu card was sold for $195,000