Is Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #21 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #21 sells for $91.00 against $2.94 raw: a $88.06 spread, 31× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($82.57) 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): $2.94
Grade 9.5: $91.00
PSA 9: $82.57
Gem premium: 31×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #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	$91.00	+$63.06	+$38.06	−$61.94
PSA 9	$82.57	+$54.63	+$29.63	−$70.37

Net = sale price − $2.94 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?

Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #21: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$84.68	+$31.74
50%	$86.78	+$33.84
75%	$88.89	+$35.95

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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Bump Wills [Hand Cut] #21 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$91.00
9	$82.57

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