Is Chris Wells [Refractor] #TC140 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Chris Wells [Refractor] #TC140 sell for $11.00, only $8.50 above the $2.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.36) 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): $2.50
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.36
Gem premium: 4.4×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chris Wells [Refractor] #TC140: 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	$11.00	−$16.50	−$41.50	−$142
PSA 9	$10.36	−$17.14	−$42.14	−$142

Net = sale price − $2.50 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 [Refractor] #TC140: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.52	−$41.98
50%	$10.68	−$41.82
75%	$10.84	−$41.66

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 [Refractor] #TC140 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.36

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