Is Fate #266 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Fate #266 sell for $29.00, only $21.54 above the $7.46 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($26.81) 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): $7.46
Grade 9.5: $29.00
PSA 9: $26.81
Gem premium: 3.9×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Fate #266: 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	$29.00	−$3.46	−$28.46	−$128
PSA 9	$26.81	−$5.65	−$30.65	−$131

Net = sale price − $7.46 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?

Fate #266: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$27.36	−$30.10
50%	$27.91	−$29.55
75%	$28.45	−$29.01

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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Fate #266 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$29.00
9	$26.81

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