Is George Brett [Hand Cut] #36 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 George Brett [Hand Cut] #36 sells for $174 against $9.49 raw: a $165 spread, 18× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($158) 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): $9.49
Grade 9.5: $174
PSA 9: $158
Gem premium: 18×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

George Brett [Hand Cut] #36: 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	$174	+$140	+$115	+$14.51
PSA 9	$158	+$124	+$98.56	−$1.44
PSA 8	$83.50	+$49.01	+$24.01	−$75.99

Net = sale price − $9.49 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?

George Brett [Hand Cut] #36: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$162	+$103
50%	$166	+$107
75%	$170	+$111

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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George Brett [Hand Cut] #36 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$174
9	$158
8	$83.50
7	$21.74

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