Is Randy Wolf [Refractor] #158 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Randy Wolf [Refractor] #158 sell for $31.00, only $24.44 above the $6.56 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($28.43) 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): $6.56
Grade 9.5: $31.00
PSA 9: $28.43
Gem premium: 4.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Randy Wolf [Refractor] #158: 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	$31.00	−$0.56	−$25.56	−$126
PSA 9	$28.43	−$3.13	−$28.13	−$128

Net = sale price − $6.56 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?

Randy Wolf [Refractor] #158: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$29.07	−$27.49
50%	$29.71	−$26.84
75%	$30.36	−$26.20

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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Randy Wolf [Refractor] #158 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$31.00
9	$28.43

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