Is Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch [Hand Cut Panel] worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 7 copies of Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch [Hand Cut Panel] sell for $25.99, only $17.36 above the $8.63 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $8.63
Grade 7: $25.99
Gem premium: 3.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch [Hand Cut Panel]: 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 7	$25.99	−$7.64	−$32.64	−$133

Net = sale price − $8.63 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

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Burt Hooton, Ellis Valentine, Ken Forsch [Hand Cut Panel] graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
7	$25.99

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