Is Dodgers VS Yanks [1941] #38 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dodgers VS Yanks [1941] #38 sell for $32.00, only $21.50 above the $10.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.44) 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): $10.50
Grade 9.5: $32.00
PSA 9: $29.44
Gem premium: 3.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dodgers VS Yanks [1941] #38: 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	$32.00	−$3.50	−$28.50	−$129
PSA 9	$29.44	−$6.06	−$31.06	−$131
PSA 8	$29.26	−$6.24	−$31.24	−$131

Net = sale price − $10.50 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?

Dodgers VS Yanks [1941] #38: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.08	−$30.42
50%	$30.72	−$29.78
75%	$31.36	−$29.14

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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Dodgers VS Yanks [1941] #38 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$32.00
9	$29.44
8	$29.26

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