Is Rosa [Crystal Shard] #229 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Rosa [Crystal Shard] #229 sells for $62.00 against $1.88 raw: a $60.12 spread, 33× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($56.60) 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): $1.88
Grade 9.5: $62.00
PSA 9: $56.60
Gem premium: 33×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rosa [Crystal Shard] #229: 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	$62.00	+$35.12	+$10.12	−$89.88
PSA 9	$56.60	+$29.72	+$4.72	−$95.28

Net = sale price − $1.88 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?

Rosa [Crystal Shard] #229: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$57.95	+$6.07
50%	$59.30	+$7.42
75%	$60.65	+$8.77

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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Rosa [Crystal Shard] #229 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$62.00
9	$56.60

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