Is Tim McGraw [Orange Foil] #505 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tim McGraw [Orange Foil] #505 sell for $29.00, only $0.00 above the $50.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($26.35) 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): $50.50
Grade 9.5: $29.00
PSA 9: $26.35
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tim McGraw [Orange Foil] #505: 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	$29.00	−$46.50	−$71.50	−$172
PSA 9	$26.35	−$49.15	−$74.15	−$174

Net = sale price − $50.50 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?

Tim McGraw [Orange Foil] #505: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$27.01	−$73.49
50%	$27.68	−$72.83
75%	$28.34	−$72.16

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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Tim McGraw [Orange Foil] #505 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$29.00
9	$26.35

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