Is Dan McGwire #249 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dan McGwire #249 sell for $3.00, only $1.19 above the $1.81 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2.87) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1.81
Grade 9.5: $3.00
PSA 9: $2.87
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dan McGwire #249: 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	$3.00	−$23.81	−$48.81	−$149
PSA 9	$2.87	−$23.94	−$48.94	−$149

Net = sale price − $1.81 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?

Dan McGwire #249: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2.90	−$48.91
50%	$2.94	−$48.88
75%	$2.97	−$48.84

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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Dan McGwire #249 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$3.00
9	$2.87

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