Is Bob Hamelin #117 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Bob Hamelin #117 sell for $7.00, only $6.45 above the $0.55 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($6.11) 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): $0.55
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $6.11
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bob Hamelin #117: 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	$7.00	−$18.55	−$43.55	−$144
PSA 9	$6.11	−$19.44	−$44.44	−$144
PSA 8	$1.62	−$23.93	−$48.93	−$149

Net = sale price − $0.55 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?

Bob Hamelin #117: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.33	−$44.22
50%	$6.55	−$43.99
75%	$6.78	−$43.77

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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Bob Hamelin #117 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$6.11
8	$1.62

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