Is Jose Altuve #JA worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jose Altuve #JA sell for $55.00, only $3.05 above the $51.95 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($49.99) 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): $51.95
Grade 9.5: $55.00
PSA 9: $49.99
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jose Altuve #JA: 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	$55.00	−$21.95	−$46.95	−$147
PSA 9	$49.99	−$26.96	−$51.96	−$152

Net = sale price − $51.95 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?

Jose Altuve #JA: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$51.24	−$50.71
50%	$52.50	−$49.45
75%	$53.75	−$48.20

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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Jose Altuve #JA graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$55.00
9	$49.99

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