Is Jose Cruz Jr. [Green] #51 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jose Cruz Jr. [Green] #51 sell for $45.00, only $14.61 above the $30.39 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($40.74) 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): $30.39
Grade 9.5: $45.00
PSA 9: $40.74
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jose Cruz Jr. [Green] #51: 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	$45.00	−$10.39	−$35.39	−$135
PSA 9	$40.74	−$14.65	−$39.65	−$140

Net = sale price − $30.39 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?

Jose Cruz Jr. [Green] #51: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$41.80	−$38.59
50%	$42.87	−$37.52
75%	$43.94	−$36.45

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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Jose Cruz Jr. [Green] #51 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$45.00
9	$40.74

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