Is DeWayne Buice #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of DeWayne Buice #1 sell for $34.00, only $24.33 above the $9.67 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($30.63) 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): $9.67
Grade 9.5: $34.00
PSA 9: $30.63
Gem premium: 3.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

DeWayne Buice #1: 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	$34.00	−$0.67	−$25.67	−$126
PSA 9	$30.63	−$4.04	−$29.04	−$129
PSA 8	$10.00	−$24.67	−$49.67	−$150

Net = sale price − $9.67 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?

DeWayne Buice #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$31.47	−$28.20
50%	$32.31	−$27.36
75%	$33.16	−$26.51

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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DeWayne Buice #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$34.00
9	$30.63
8	$10.00

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