Is Tony Oliva [Hand Cut] #20 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Tony Oliva [Hand Cut] #20 sells for $74.00 against $4.64 raw: a $69.36 spread, 16× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($67.21) 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): $4.64
Grade 9.5: $74.00
PSA 9: $67.21
Gem premium: 16×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tony Oliva [Hand Cut] #20: 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	$74.00	+$44.36	+$19.36	−$80.64
PSA 9	$67.21	+$37.57	+$12.57	−$87.43
PSA 8	$8.26	−$21.38	−$46.38	−$146

Net = sale price − $4.64 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?

Tony Oliva [Hand Cut] #20: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$68.91	+$14.27
50%	$70.60	+$15.96
75%	$72.30	+$17.66

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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Tony Oliva [Hand Cut] #20 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$74.00
9	$67.21
8	$8.26
7	$7.00

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