Is Munetaka Murakami [Kanji Variation] #BA-3 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Munetaka Murakami [Kanji Variation] #BA-3 sell for $9,528, only $0.00 above the $20,000 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8,662) 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): $20,000
Grade 9.5: $9,528
PSA 9: $8,662
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Munetaka Murakami [Kanji Variation] #BA-3: 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	$9,528	−$10,497	−$10,522	−$10,622
PSA 9	$8,662	−$11,363	−$11,388	−$11,488

Net = sale price − $20,000 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?

Munetaka Murakami [Kanji Variation] #BA-3: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8,879	−$11,172
50%	$9,095	−$10,955
75%	$9,312	−$10,739

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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Munetaka Murakami [Kanji Variation] #BA-3 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9,528
9	$8,662

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