Is Mike Trout [Blue] #H-35 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mike Trout [Blue] #H-35 sell for $26.00, only $18.73 above the $7.27 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($23.50) 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): $7.27
Grade 9.5: $26.00
PSA 9: $23.50
Gem premium: 3.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mike Trout [Blue] #H-35: 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	$26.00	−$6.27	−$31.27	−$131
PSA 9	$23.50	−$8.77	−$33.77	−$134

Net = sale price − $7.27 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?

Mike Trout [Blue] #H-35: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.13	−$33.14
50%	$24.75	−$32.52
75%	$25.38	−$31.89

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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Mike Trout [Blue] #H-35 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$26.00
9	$23.50

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