Is Brilliant Striker [Crystal Shard] #159 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Brilliant Striker [Crystal Shard] #159 sell for $21.00, only $20.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($19.24) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $21.00
PSA 9: $19.24
Gem premium: 21×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Brilliant Striker [Crystal Shard] #159: 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	$21.00	−$4.99	−$29.99	−$130
PSA 9	$19.24	−$6.75	−$31.75	−$132

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Brilliant Striker [Crystal Shard] #159: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$19.68	−$31.31
50%	$20.12	−$30.87
75%	$20.56	−$30.43

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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Brilliant Striker [Crystal Shard] #159 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$21.00
9	$19.24

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