Is Mitch Richmond [Black Refractor] #93 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mitch Richmond [Black Refractor] #93 sell for $86.00, only $0.00 above the $200 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($78.33) 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): $200
Grade 9.5: $86.00
PSA 9: $78.33
Gem premium: 0.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mitch Richmond [Black Refractor] #93: 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	$86.00	−$139	−$164	−$264
PSA 9	$78.33	−$147	−$172	−$272

Net = sale price − $200 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?

Mitch Richmond [Black Refractor] #93: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$80.25	−$170
50%	$82.16	−$168
75%	$84.08	−$166

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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Mitch Richmond [Black Refractor] #93 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$86.00
9	$78.33

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