Is Don Mattingly [Superstar Sampler] #195 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Don Mattingly [Superstar Sampler] #195 sell for $64.00, only $12.07 above the $51.93 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($58.00) 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): $51.93
Grade 9.5: $64.00
PSA 9: $58.00
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Don Mattingly [Superstar Sampler] #195: 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	$64.00	−$12.93	−$37.93	−$138
PSA 9	$58.00	−$18.93	−$43.93	−$144
PSA 8	$52.99	−$23.94	−$48.94	−$149

Net = sale price − $51.93 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?

Don Mattingly [Superstar Sampler] #195: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$59.50	−$42.43
50%	$61.00	−$40.93
75%	$62.50	−$39.43

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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Don Mattingly [Superstar Sampler] #195 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$64.00
9	$58.00
8	$52.99

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