Is Josh Hart [Green Flood] #171 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Josh Hart [Green Flood] #171 sell for $5.00, only $1.06 above the $3.94 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.63) 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): $3.94
Grade 9.5: $5.00
PSA 9: $4.63
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Josh Hart [Green Flood] #171: 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	$5.00	−$23.94	−$48.94	−$149
PSA 9	$4.63	−$24.31	−$49.31	−$149

Net = sale price − $3.94 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?

Josh Hart [Green Flood] #171: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.72	−$49.22
50%	$4.81	−$49.13
75%	$4.91	−$49.03

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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Josh Hart [Green Flood] #171 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$5.00
9	$4.63

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