Is Cooper Flagg / Kon Knueppel [Gold] #CFKK worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cooper Flagg / Kon Knueppel [Gold] #CFKK sell for $236, only $0.00 above the $400 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($215) 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): $400
Grade 9.5: $236
PSA 9: $215
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cooper Flagg / Kon Knueppel [Gold] #CFKK: 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	$236	−$189	−$214	−$314
PSA 9	$215	−$210	−$235	−$335

Net = sale price − $400 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?

Cooper Flagg / Kon Knueppel [Gold] #CFKK: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$220	−$230
50%	$225	−$225
75%	$231	−$219

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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Cooper Flagg / Kon Knueppel [Gold] #CFKK graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$236
9	$215

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