Is Patrick Willis [Autograph Platinum] #76 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Patrick Willis [Autograph Platinum] #76 sell for $86.00, only $4.19 above the $81.81 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($77.88) 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): $81.81
Grade 9.5: $86.00
PSA 9: $77.88
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Patrick Willis [Autograph Platinum] #76: 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	$86.00	−$20.81	−$45.81	−$146
PSA 9	$77.88	−$28.93	−$53.93	−$154

Net = sale price − $81.81 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?

Patrick Willis [Autograph Platinum] #76: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$79.91	−$51.90
50%	$81.94	−$49.87
75%	$83.97	−$47.84

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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Patrick Willis [Autograph Platinum] #76 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$86.00
9	$77.88

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