Is Sam Bennett [Rainbow] #R75 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Sam Bennett [Rainbow] #R75 sell for $31.00, only $6.05 above the $24.95 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($28.22) 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): $24.95
Grade 9.5: $31.00
PSA 9: $28.22
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sam Bennett [Rainbow] #R75: 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	$31.00	−$18.95	−$43.95	−$144
PSA 9	$28.22	−$21.73	−$46.73	−$147

Net = sale price − $24.95 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?

Sam Bennett [Rainbow] #R75: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$28.91	−$46.03
50%	$29.61	−$45.34
75%	$30.30	−$44.64

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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Sam Bennett [Rainbow] #R75 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$31.00
9	$28.22

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