Is Claude Hendrix [Hand Cut] #9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Claude Hendrix [Hand Cut] #9 sell for $44.00, only $4.35 above the $39.65 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($40.00) 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): $39.65
Grade 9.5: $44.00
PSA 9: $40.00
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Claude Hendrix [Hand Cut] #9: 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	$44.00	−$20.65	−$45.65	−$146
PSA 9	$40.00	−$24.65	−$49.65	−$150

Net = sale price − $39.65 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?

Claude Hendrix [Hand Cut] #9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$41.00	−$48.65
50%	$42.00	−$47.65
75%	$43.00	−$46.65

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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Claude Hendrix [Hand Cut] #9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$44.00
9	$40.00

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