Is Jake Arrieta [Holding Bat] #528 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jake Arrieta [Holding Bat] #528 sell for $113, only $19.26 above the $93.74 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($103) 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): $93.74
Grade 9.5: $113
PSA 9: $103
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jake Arrieta [Holding Bat] #528: 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	$113	−$5.74	−$30.74	−$131
PSA 9	$103	−$16.23	−$41.23	−$141

Net = sale price − $93.74 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?

Jake Arrieta [Holding Bat] #528: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$105	−$38.61
50%	$108	−$35.98
75%	$110	−$33.36

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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Jake Arrieta [Holding Bat] #528 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$113
9	$103

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