Is Donovan Mitchell [Crystal Purple] #167 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Donovan Mitchell [Crystal Purple] #167 sell for $51.00, only $19.26 above the $31.74 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($46.78) 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): $31.74
Grade 9.5: $51.00
PSA 9: $46.78
Gem premium: 1.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Donovan Mitchell [Crystal Purple] #167: 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	$51.00	−$5.74	−$30.74	−$131
PSA 9	$46.78	−$9.96	−$34.96	−$135
PSA 8	$28.00	−$28.74	−$53.74	−$154

Net = sale price − $31.74 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?

Donovan Mitchell [Crystal Purple] #167: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$47.84	−$33.91
50%	$48.89	−$32.85
75%	$49.95	−$31.79

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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Donovan Mitchell [Crystal Purple] #167 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$51.00
9	$46.78
8	$28.00

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