Is Cam Ward [Dragon] #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cam Ward [Dragon] #1 sell for $100, only $0.00 above the $147 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($91.00) 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): $147
Grade 9.5: $100
PSA 9: $91.00
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cam Ward [Dragon] #1: 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	$100	−$71.62	−$96.62	−$197
PSA 9	$91.00	−$80.62	−$106	−$206

Net = sale price − $147 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?

Cam Ward [Dragon] #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$93.25	−$103
50%	$95.50	−$101
75%	$97.75	−$98.87

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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Cam Ward [Dragon] #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$100
9	$91.00

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