Is Scarlet Witch [Padparadscha] #SS-5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Scarlet Witch [Padparadscha] #SS-5 sell for $66.00, only $0.00 above the $3,500 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($60.00) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $3,500
Grade 9.5: $66.00
PSA 9: $60.00
Gem premium: 0.0×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Scarlet Witch [Padparadscha] #SS-5: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$66.00	−$3,459	−$3,484	−$3,584
PSA 9	$60.00	−$3,465	−$3,490	−$3,590

Net = sale price − $3,500 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Scarlet Witch [Padparadscha] #SS-5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$61.50	−$3,489
50%	$63.00	−$3,487
75%	$64.50	−$3,486

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Scarlet Witch [Padparadscha] #SS-5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$66.00
9	$60.00

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