Is Tommie Sisk #21 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Tommie Sisk #21 sells for $68.00 against $17.67 raw: a $50.33 spread, 3.8× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($62.11) 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): $17.67
Grade 9.5: $68.00
PSA 9: $62.11
Gem premium: 3.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tommie Sisk #21: 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	$68.00	+$25.33	+$0.33	−$99.67
PSA 9	$62.11	+$19.44	−$5.56	−$106
PSA 8	$41.60	−$1.07	−$26.07	−$126

Net = sale price − $17.67 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?

Tommie Sisk #21: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$63.58	−$4.09
50%	$65.06	−$2.61
75%	$66.53	−$1.14

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 94%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Tommie Sisk #21 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$68.00
9	$62.11
8	$41.60

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Grading Tommie Sisk #21 — FAQ

Is Tommie Sisk #21 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Tommie Sisk #21 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Tommie Sisk #21 breaks even when it gems about 94% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $62.11).

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