Is Skull Trooper [Crystal Shard] #235 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Skull Trooper [Crystal Shard] #235 sells for $303 against $60.59 raw: a $242 spread, 5.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($275) 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): $60.59
Grade 9.5: $303
PSA 9: $275
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Skull Trooper [Crystal Shard] #235: 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	$303	+$217	+$192	+$92.41
PSA 9	$275	+$189	+$164	+$64.41
PSA 8	$250	+$164	+$139	+$39.41

Net = sale price − $60.59 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?

Skull Trooper [Crystal Shard] #235: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$282	+$171
50%	$289	+$178
75%	$296	+$185

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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Skull Trooper [Crystal Shard] #235 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$303
9	$275
8	$250
7	$40.00

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