Is Ian Kinsler [Autograph] #100 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Ian Kinsler [Autograph] #100 sell for $7.00, only $0.00 above the $7.10 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($6.51) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $7.10
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $6.51
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ian Kinsler [Autograph] #100: 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	−$25.10	−$50.10	−$150
PSA 9	$6.51	−$25.59	−$50.59	−$151

Net = sale price − $7.10 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?

Ian Kinsler [Autograph] #100: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.63	−$50.47
50%	$6.75	−$50.34
75%	$6.88	−$50.22

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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Ian Kinsler [Autograph] #100 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$6.51

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