Is Chico Carrasquel worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Chico Carrasquel sells for $370 against $24.20 raw: a $346 spread, 15× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($336) 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): $24.20
Grade 9.5: $370
PSA 9: $336
Gem premium: 15×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chico Carrasquel: 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	$370	+$321	+$296	+$196
PSA 9	$336	+$287	+$262	+$162
PSA 8	$196	+$147	+$122	+$22.11

Net = sale price − $24.20 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?

Chico Carrasquel: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$345	+$270
50%	$353	+$279
75%	$362	+$287

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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Chico Carrasquel graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$370
9	$336
8	$196
7	$92.00

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