Is Chris Wells [Autograph] #116 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Chris Wells [Autograph] #116 sell for $17.00, only $13.59 above the $3.41 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($15.00) 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): $3.41
Grade 9.5: $17.00
PSA 9: $15.00
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chris Wells [Autograph] #116: 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	$17.00	−$11.41	−$36.41	−$136
PSA 9	$15.00	−$13.41	−$38.41	−$138

Net = sale price − $3.41 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?

Chris Wells [Autograph] #116: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$15.50	−$37.91
50%	$16.00	−$37.41
75%	$16.50	−$36.91

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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Chris Wells [Autograph] #116 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$17.00
9	$15.00

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