Is Michael Conforto [Class 1] #68 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Michael Conforto [Class 1] #68 sell for $1.25, only $0.00 above the $1.58 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1.25) 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): $1.58
Grade 9: $1.25
PSA 9: $1.25
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Michael Conforto [Class 1] #68: 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	$1.25	−$25.33	−$50.33	−$150
PSA 9	$1.25	−$25.33	−$50.33	−$150

Net = sale price − $1.58 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?

Michael Conforto [Class 1] #68: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1.25	−$50.33
50%	$1.25	−$50.33
75%	$1.25	−$50.33

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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Michael Conforto [Class 1] #68 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1.00
9	$1.25

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