Is Simba [Blue Wave] #65 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Simba [Blue Wave] #65 sell for $2,654, only $0.00 above the $3,989 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2,413) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $3,989
Grade 9.5: $2,654
PSA 9: $2,413
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Simba [Blue Wave] #65: 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	$2,654	−$1,360	−$1,385	−$1,485
PSA 9	$2,413	−$1,601	−$1,626	−$1,726

Net = sale price − $3,989 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?

Simba [Blue Wave] #65: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,473	−$1,566
50%	$2,534	−$1,506
75%	$2,594	−$1,445

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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Simba [Blue Wave] #65 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,654
9	$2,413

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