Is Tris Speaker [Hand Cut] #6 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Tris Speaker [Hand Cut] #6 sells for $2,530 against $196 raw: a $2,334 spread, 13× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($2,300) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $196
Grade 9.5: $2,530
PSA 9: $2,300
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tris Speaker [Hand Cut] #6: 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	$2,530	+$2,309	+$2,284	+$2,184
PSA 9	$2,300	+$2,079	+$2,054	+$1,954

Net = sale price − $196 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?

Tris Speaker [Hand Cut] #6: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,358	+$2,112
50%	$2,415	+$2,169
75%	$2,473	+$2,227

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Tris Speaker [Hand Cut] #6 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,530
9	$2,300

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