The three largest and most reputable card grading services are Beckett Grading Services (BGS), Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), and Huggins & Scott (H&S). Each company has different pricing tiers based on the type of service (regular vs express) and turnaround times.

For a standard grading submission to BGS, the basic fees are as follows:
-$10 per card for a regular return time of approximately 45-90 business days.
-Cards are shipped back in a BGS plastic graded card holder.
-Shipping costs to send cards to BGS are not included in the fee and must be paid separately. Estimated shipping costs start at around $20-30 depending on package weight and speed.

For express grading services at BGS to get cards back faster, the fees are higher:
-$20 per card for approximately a 2-4 week return
-$30 per card for approximately a 1 week return

At PSA, their standard non-express card grading service fees are similar:
-$10 per card for their Economy service level with a return time of approximately 90-120 business days.
-$20 per card for their Standard service level with a return time of approximately 30-45 days.

Moving up to PSA’s express upgrade options, the pricing increases substantially:
-$30 per card for their Express service promising a 15 business day return.
-$50 per card for their 10-Day service level.
-$75 per card for their highest end 5-Day grading service.

For Huggins & Scott grading service, their costs are:
-$12 per card for their standard 30-45 day return service
-$25 per card for their 14 day Express option
-$40 per card for their fastest 5 day Graded Express service

In addition to the per card grading fees for each company, there are also bundle discounts available. BGS, PSA and H&S all offer reduced rates if you are submitting larger quantities of cards together, with the discounts kicking in at various submission levels such as 5 cards, 10 cards, 25 cards and 50+ cards.

For example, at BGS if you submit 50 or more cards together the fee drops to only $8 per card compared to $10 each for smaller submissions. PSA offers bundles starting at only $7 per card for orders of 250 cards or more graded together.

There are also other miscellaneous costs on top of just the grading fees that are good to be aware of. Each company charges additional fees per graded card for special services like reholdering (transferring a card from one slab to a new one), updating a grade, early breakouts of submissions before full grading is complete and more. BGS, PSA and H&S all have their own detailed fee structures listed openly on their websites.

In total, when factoring in all costs like grading fees, bundle/volume discounts, shipping costs and potential add-on services – getting a single baseball card professionally graded by one of the major third party authenticators and encapsulated will generally range between $10-30+ per card depending on company, turnaround time desired and order size. For collectors looking to get larger collections graded together, per card costs tend to decrease significantly the more are submitted in one bulk order taking advantage of bundling specials. Proper research of each grading company’s policies and price points is recommended to find the best solution and value for an individual collector’s budget and needs.