Is Black Knight #252 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Black Knight #252 sells for $1,276 against $418 raw: a $858 spread, 3.1× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($1,160) 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): $418
Grade 9.5: $1,276
PSA 9: $1,160
Gem premium: 3.1×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Black Knight #252: 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	$1,276	+$833	+$808	+$708
PSA 9	$1,160	+$718	+$693	+$593

Net = sale price − $418 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?

Black Knight #252: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,189	+$722
50%	$1,218	+$751
75%	$1,247	+$780

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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Black Knight #252 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,276
9	$1,160

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