Is Wendell Carter Jr. #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Wendell Carter Jr. #5 sell for $4.00, only $3.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.49) 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: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.49
Gem premium: 4.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Wendell Carter Jr. #5: 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	$4.00	−$21.99	−$46.99	−$147
PSA 9	$3.49	−$22.50	−$47.50	−$148

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?

Wendell Carter Jr. #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.62	−$47.37
50%	$3.75	−$47.24
75%	$3.87	−$47.12

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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Wendell Carter Jr. #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.49

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