Is Vince Young [Blue Refractor] #TC119 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Vince Young [Blue Refractor] #TC119 sell for $4.00, only $0.83 above the $3.17 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.25) 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): $3.17
Grade 9.5: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.25
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Vince Young [Blue Refractor] #TC119: 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	$4.00	−$24.17	−$49.17	−$149
PSA 9	$3.25	−$24.92	−$49.92	−$150

Net = sale price − $3.17 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?

Vince Young [Blue Refractor] #TC119: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.44	−$49.73
50%	$3.63	−$49.55
75%	$3.81	−$49.36

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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Vince Young [Blue Refractor] #TC119 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.25

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