Is Donovan Mitchell [Aqua] #188 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Donovan Mitchell [Aqua] #188 sell for $383, only $0.00 above the $551 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($328) 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): $551
Grade 9.5: $383
PSA 9: $328
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Donovan Mitchell [Aqua] #188: 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	$383	−$193	−$218	−$318
PSA 9	$328	−$248	−$273	−$373

Net = sale price − $551 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 [Aqua] #188: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$342	−$259
50%	$356	−$245
75%	$369	−$232

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 [Aqua] #188 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$383
9	$328

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