Is Dylan Cease [Black] #326 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dylan Cease [Black] #326 sell for $36.00, only $9.39 above the $26.61 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($33.00) 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): $26.61
Grade 9.5: $36.00
PSA 9: $33.00
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dylan Cease [Black] #326: 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	$36.00	−$15.61	−$40.61	−$141
PSA 9	$33.00	−$18.61	−$43.61	−$144
PSA 8	$30.00	−$21.61	−$46.61	−$147

Net = sale price − $26.61 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?

Dylan Cease [Black] #326: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$33.75	−$42.86
50%	$34.50	−$42.11
75%	$35.25	−$41.36

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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Dylan Cease [Black] #326 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$36.00
9	$33.00
8	$30.00

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