Is Dustin May #621 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dustin May #621 sell for $6.00, only $3.37 above the $2.63 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($5.51) 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): $2.63
Grade 9.5: $6.00
PSA 9: $5.51
Gem premium: 2.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dustin May #621: 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	$6.00	−$21.63	−$46.63	−$147
PSA 9	$5.51	−$22.12	−$47.12	−$147

Net = sale price − $2.63 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?

Dustin May #621: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$5.63	−$47.00
50%	$5.75	−$46.88
75%	$5.88	−$46.75

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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Dustin May #621 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$6.00
9	$5.51

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