Is Nod And Smile [Clear] #US84 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Nod And Smile [Clear] #US84 sell for $2,310, only $0.00 above the $2,400 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2,100) 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): $2,400
Grade 9.5: $2,310
PSA 9: $2,100
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Nod And Smile [Clear] #US84: 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	$2,310	−$115	−$140	−$240
PSA 9	$2,100	−$325	−$350	−$450

Net = sale price − $2,400 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?

Nod And Smile [Clear] #US84: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,153	−$298
50%	$2,205	−$245
75%	$2,258	−$193

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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Nod And Smile [Clear] #US84 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,310
9	$2,100

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