Is Willie Jones [With Tab] #60 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Willie Jones [With Tab] #60 sell for $57.00, only $23.03 above the $33.97 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($51.55) 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): $33.97
Grade 9.5: $57.00
PSA 9: $51.55
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Willie Jones [With Tab] #60: 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	$57.00	−$1.97	−$26.97	−$127
PSA 9	$51.55	−$7.42	−$32.42	−$132

Net = sale price − $33.97 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?

Willie Jones [With Tab] #60: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$52.91	−$31.06
50%	$54.27	−$29.70
75%	$55.64	−$28.33

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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Willie Jones [With Tab] #60 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$57.00
9	$51.55

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