Is Michel Baez #62 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Michel Baez #62 sell for $14.00, only $13.84 above the $0.16 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.67) 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): $0.16
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.67
Gem premium: 88×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Michel Baez #62: 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	$14.00	−$11.16	−$36.16	−$136
PSA 9	$12.67	−$12.49	−$37.49	−$137

Net = sale price − $0.16 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?

Michel Baez #62: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$13.00	−$37.16
50%	$13.34	−$36.83
75%	$13.67	−$36.49

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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Michel Baez #62 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.67

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