Is Primoz Brezec #86 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Primoz Brezec #86 sell for $3.00, only $2.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2.32) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $3.00
PSA 9: $2.32
Gem premium: 3.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Primoz Brezec #86: 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	$3.00	−$22.99	−$47.99	−$148
PSA 9	$2.32	−$23.67	−$48.67	−$149

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Primoz Brezec #86: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2.49	−$48.50
50%	$2.66	−$48.33
75%	$2.83	−$48.16

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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Primoz Brezec #86 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$3.00
9	$2.32

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