Is Derik Queen [Cart Load] #213 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Derik Queen [Cart Load] #213 sell for $61.00, only $0.00 above the $219 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($55.00) 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): $219
Grade 9.5: $61.00
PSA 9: $55.00
Gem premium: 0.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Derik Queen [Cart Load] #213: 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	$61.00	−$183	−$208	−$308
PSA 9	$55.00	−$189	−$214	−$314
PSA 8	$31.00	−$213	−$238	−$338

Net = sale price − $219 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?

Derik Queen [Cart Load] #213: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$56.50	−$212
50%	$58.00	−$211
75%	$59.50	−$209

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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Derik Queen [Cart Load] #213 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$61.00
9	$55.00
8	$31.00

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