Is Envy #HQ-8 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Envy #HQ-8 sell for $17.00, only $15.02 above the $1.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($15.45) 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): $1.98
Grade 9.5: $17.00
PSA 9: $15.45
Gem premium: 8.6×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Envy #HQ-8: 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	$17.00	−$9.98	−$34.98	−$135
PSA 9	$15.45	−$11.53	−$36.53	−$137
PSA 8	$12.00	−$14.98	−$39.98	−$140

Net = sale price − $1.98 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?

Envy #HQ-8: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$15.84	−$36.14
50%	$16.23	−$35.75
75%	$16.61	−$35.37

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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Envy #HQ-8 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$17.00
9	$15.45
8	$12.00

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