The guides give dated grading fees and worked examples

Each guide answers one question in its first paragraph, shows the table behind the answer and lists the pages it was read from. Fees come from the same data file as the grading calculator.

• Nov 1, 2026A 1 in N pull rate gives 1 minus (1 minus 1/N) to the power k, and a full box can still miss

  Turn a stated 1 in N pull rate into the chance of at least one hit over k packs, with a worked example, a probability table and a measured rate with its interval.

• Nov 1, 2026A collection record needs six columns and one yearly value check

  Keep a record of what you paid and what a comic, card or figure collection is worth: six columns, a CSV schema that round-trips and one yearly value check.

• Nov 1, 2026A key issue is a comic that marks a first appearance, origin or other documented milestone

  Key issue defined by the milestone it marks, with sourced first-appearance and origin rows, shared issues and one open disagreement, each linked and dated.

• Nov 1, 2026CGC comic grading in 2026 costs $27 to $135 or more per book, set by era and declared value

  CGC's comic grading tiers by era and declared value, with worked submission totals, membership discounts, Fast Track and the January 2026 fee change, dated.

• Nov 1, 2026Grading pays only when the graded sale price clears raw cost plus fee, shipping and selling costs

  The break-even graded sale price and hit rate for one card, worked with fees from PSA, CGC, Beckett and TAG price pages, each dated.

• Nov 1, 2026PSA vs CGC vs BGS vs TAG grading cost side by side, with the tiers that were closed

  Per-card fees, caps, minimums and turnaround for PSA, CGC Cards, Beckett and TAG in one dated table, with closed tiers listed and a ten-card submission priced.

• Nov 1, 2026TAG charges $29.95 to $299.95 per card and bundles protection into each tier

  TAG Grading's six per-card tiers with fee, minimum cards, turnaround and the protection each tier includes, read from TAG's own pricing page and dated.

• Nov 1, 2026The cheapest tier that fits a card is set by its declared value

  The cheapest PSA, CGC, Beckett and TAG tier for a single Pokémon card at seven declared values, computed from each grader's own price page and dated.