Is Cooper Flagg [Flash Drop] #LST-1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cooper Flagg [Flash Drop] #LST-1 sell for $250, only $0.00 above the $300 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($227) 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): $300
Grade 9.5: $250
PSA 9: $227
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cooper Flagg [Flash Drop] #LST-1: 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	$250	−$75.00	−$100	−$200
PSA 9	$227	−$97.51	−$123	−$223

Net = sale price − $300 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?

Cooper Flagg [Flash Drop] #LST-1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$233	−$117
50%	$239	−$111
75%	$244	−$106

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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Cooper Flagg [Flash Drop] #LST-1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$250
9	$227

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