Is Roki Sasaki [Red] #S-17 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Roki Sasaki [Red] #S-17 sell for $743, only $0.00 above the $1,100 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($675) 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): $1,100
Grade 9.5: $743
PSA 9: $675
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Roki Sasaki [Red] #S-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	$743	−$382	−$407	−$507
PSA 9	$675	−$450	−$475	−$575

Net = sale price − $1,100 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?

Roki Sasaki [Red] #S-17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$692	−$458
50%	$709	−$441
75%	$726	−$424

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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Roki Sasaki [Red] #S-17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$743
9	$675

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