Is Jacob Evans III [Hyper Prizm] #212 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jacob Evans III [Hyper Prizm] #212 sell for $4.00, only $2.80 above the $1.20 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.93) 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): $1.20
Grade 9.5: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.93
Gem premium: 3.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jacob Evans III [Hyper Prizm] #212: 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	$4.00	−$22.20	−$47.20	−$147
PSA 9	$3.93	−$22.27	−$47.27	−$147

Net = sale price − $1.20 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?

Jacob Evans III [Hyper Prizm] #212: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.95	−$47.25
50%	$3.96	−$47.23
75%	$3.98	−$47.22

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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Jacob Evans III [Hyper Prizm] #212 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.93

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