Is Tom Henke #510 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tom Henke #510 sell for $14.00, only $12.92 above the $1.08 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.32) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1.08
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.32
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tom Henke #510: 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	$14.00	−$12.08	−$37.08	−$137
PSA 9	$12.32	−$13.76	−$38.76	−$139
PSA 8	$2.75	−$23.33	−$48.33	−$148

Net = sale price − $1.08 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?

Tom Henke #510: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.74	−$38.34
50%	$13.16	−$37.92
75%	$13.58	−$37.50

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Tom Henke #510 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.32
8	$2.75

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