Is Raul Mondesi #102 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Raul Mondesi #102 sell for $5.00, only $3.65 above the $1.35 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.64) 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): $1.35
Grade 9.5: $5.00
PSA 9: $4.64
Gem premium: 3.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Raul Mondesi #102: 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	$5.00	−$21.35	−$46.35	−$146
PSA 9	$4.64	−$21.71	−$46.71	−$147
PSA 8	$2.25	−$24.10	−$49.10	−$149

Net = sale price − $1.35 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?

Raul Mondesi #102: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.73	−$46.62
50%	$4.82	−$46.53
75%	$4.91	−$46.44

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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Raul Mondesi #102 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$5.00
9	$4.64
8	$2.25

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