PSA vs CGC
What a CGC, BGS, TAG or SGC 10 sells for next to a PSA 10, and who gives more 10s.
What a 10 sells for, by grading company
Typical recent sale price of each company's 10, next to a PSA 10 of the same card
Same card, same grade: a CGC 10 sells for about 23% of a PSA 10's price. The company on the label makes a big difference to the price.
How this is measured
For each card, the typical price of its last 10 sales with each company's 10, divided by its recent PSA 10 price. A card counts only if both sold at least 3 times in the last two years. Price guides sometimes fill in prices that never traded, so we use real sales only.
Who gives more 10s?
From the grading counts of 915 English cards · PSA and CGC counted separately
CGC gives more 10s on these cards: PSA 36%, CGC 37%. PSA grades 90% of them.
- WOTC220 cards · CGC grades 14%PSA 4%CGC 8%
- EX178 cards · CGC grades 13%PSA 5%CGC 12%
- Diamond & Pearl30 cards · CGC grades 14%PSA 2%CGC 3%
- HeartGold SoulSilver27 cards · CGC grades 16%PSA 4%CGC 4%
- Black & White33 cards · CGC grades 17%PSA 3%CGC 2%
- XY32 cards · CGC grades 12%PSA 2%CGC 3%
- Sun & Moon25 cards · CGC grades 7%PSA 27%CGC 26%
- Sword & Shield173 cards · CGC grades 11%PSA 55%CGC 46%
- Scarlet & Violet147 cards · CGC grades 7%PSA 36%CGC 57%
- Mega Evolution48 cards · CGC grades 8%PSA 52%CGC 69%
Same card, different chance of a 10
Cards with at least 20 graded by each company
CGC gives more 10s
- Pikachu [Rain City Showcase] #62Paldea Evolved · PSA 15% of 507 · CGC 64% of 55
- Ditto #12POP Series 3 · PSA 15% of 177 · CGC 58% of 384
- Suicune [Gamestop] #26Phantasmal Flames · PSA 7% of 558 · CGC 49% of 53
- Zoroark #143White Flare · PSA 18% of 1,136 · CGC 61% of 84
- Steelix #93Mega Evolution · PSA 14% of 28 · CGC 56% of 27
- Snorlax Vmax #142Sword & Shield · PSA 5% of 42 · CGC 45% of 1,666
PSA gives more 10s
- Galarian Ponyta #SV047Shining Fates · PSA 56% of 250 · CGC 18% of 310
- Galarian Rapidash #SV048Shining Fates · PSA 52% of 266 · CGC 15% of 311
- Butterfree VMAX #190Darkness Ablaze · PSA 84% of 2,146 · CGC 47% of 727
- Toxtricity VMAX #196Rebel Clash · PSA 87% of 566 · CGC 51% of 178
- Dusclops EX [Holo 1st Edition] #62005 Quick Construction Pack · PSA 40% of 188 · CGC 4% of 52
- Lucario V #27Champion's Path · PSA 57% of 1,273 · CGC 22% of 750
Who gives more 10s?
From the grading counts of 205 Japanese cards · PSA and CGC counted separately
CGC gives more 10s on these cards: PSA 67%, CGC 73%. PSA grades 96% of them.
- WOTC14 cards · CGC grades 1%PSA 6%CGC 9%
- EX21 cards · CGC grades 2%PSA 21%CGC 5%
- Diamond & Pearl18 cards · CGC grades 8%PSA 34%CGC 10%
- HeartGold SoulSilver18 cards · CGC grades 1%PSA 38%CGC 5%
- Black & White24 cards · CGC grades 4%PSA 41%CGC 17%
- XY24 cards · CGC grades 3%PSA 65%CGC 52%
- Sun & Moon25 cards · CGC grades 1%PSA 44%CGC 55%
- Sword & Shield23 cards · CGC grades 3%PSA 72%CGC 71%
- Scarlet & Violet23 cards · CGC grades 5%PSA 81%CGC 81%
- Mega Evolution15 cards · CGC grades 18%PSA 78%CGC 74%
Same card, different chance of a 10
Cards with at least 20 graded by each company
CGC gives more 10s
- Gengar [Reverse] #94Scarlet & Violet 151 · PSA 18% of 3,081 · CGC 80% of 1,591
- Carmine #130Mask of Change · PSA 29% of 13,715 · CGC 70% of 606
- Iono #96Clay Burst · PSA 58% of 28,530 · CGC 87% of 402
- Erika's Hospitality #190Tag All Stars · PSA 48% of 8,526 · CGC 71% of 236
- Lillie #66Collection Moon · PSA 31% of 3,792 · CGC 53% of 64
- Sightseer #192Tag All Stars · PSA 46% of 11,935 · CGC 66% of 395
PSA gives more 10s
- Gengar EX #90Phantom Gate · PSA 44% of 160 · CGC 6% of 34
- Lugia [1st Edition] #90Wind from the Sea · PSA 41% of 774 · CGC 6% of 36
- Rayquaza VMAX #83Blue Sky Stream · PSA 87% of 2,770 · CGC 54% of 41
- Charizard EX #276/XY-PPromo · PSA 79% of 4,115 · CGC 49% of 162
- Deoxys EX #53Spiral Force · PSA 44% of 559 · CGC 15% of 41
- Gengar #47Web · PSA 42% of 428 · CGC 14% of 21