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Is Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM sell for $34.99, only $23.36 above the $11.63 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($32.00) 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)
$11.63
Grade 9.5
$34.99
PSA 9
$32.00
Gem premium
3.0×
As of
Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5$34.99−$1.64−$26.64−$127
PSA 9$32.00−$4.63−$29.63−$130

Net = sale price − $11.63 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?

Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$32.75−$28.88
50%$33.50−$28.13
75%$34.24−$27.39

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM graded prices by company and grade
GradeGraded
9.5$34.99
9$32.00

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Is Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM worth grading?

Grade 9.5 copies of Trey Mancini [Gold Refractor] #RA-TM sell for $34.99, only $23.36 above the $11.63 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($32.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

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