Is Pollimorph [Foil] worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Pollimorph [Foil] sell for $79.00, only $17.50 above the $61.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($72.00) 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): $61.50
Grade 9.5: $79.00
PSA 9: $72.00
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Pollimorph [Foil]: 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	$79.00	−$7.50	−$32.50	−$133
PSA 9	$72.00	−$14.50	−$39.50	−$140

Net = sale price − $61.50 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?

Pollimorph [Foil]: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$73.75	−$37.75
50%	$75.50	−$36.00
75%	$77.25	−$34.25

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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Pollimorph [Foil] graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$79.00
9	$72.00

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