Is Joan Beringer [Flash Drop] #LST-17 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Joan Beringer [Flash Drop] #LST-17 sell for $39.00, only $10.42 above the $28.58 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($35.00) 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): $28.58
Grade 9.5: $39.00
PSA 9: $35.00
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Joan Beringer [Flash Drop] #LST-17: 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	$39.00	−$14.58	−$39.58	−$140
PSA 9	$35.00	−$18.58	−$43.58	−$144

Net = sale price − $28.58 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?

Joan Beringer [Flash Drop] #LST-17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$36.00	−$42.58
50%	$37.00	−$41.58
75%	$38.00	−$40.58

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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Joan Beringer [Flash Drop] #LST-17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$39.00
9	$35.00

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