Is Jackie Slater [Refractor] #139 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Jackie Slater [Refractor] #139 sells for $73.00 against $7.61 raw: a $65.39 spread, 9.6× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($66.49) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $7.61
Grade 9.5: $73.00
PSA 9: $66.49
Gem premium: 9.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jackie Slater [Refractor] #139: 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	$73.00	+$40.39	+$15.39	−$84.61
PSA 9	$66.49	+$33.88	+$8.88	−$91.12
PSA 8	$29.48	−$3.13	−$28.13	−$128

Net = sale price − $7.61 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?

Jackie Slater [Refractor] #139: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$68.12	+$10.51
50%	$69.75	+$12.14
75%	$71.37	+$13.76

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Jackie Slater [Refractor] #139 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$73.00
9	$66.49
8	$29.48
7	$9.99

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