Is Joey Votto [Gold] #19 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Joey Votto [Gold] #19 sell for $28.00, only $20.25 above the $7.75 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($25.00) 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): $7.75
Grade 9.5: $28.00
PSA 9: $25.00
Gem premium: 3.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Joey Votto [Gold] #19: 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	$28.00	−$4.75	−$29.75	−$130
PSA 9	$25.00	−$7.75	−$32.75	−$133
PSA 8	$7.00	−$25.75	−$50.75	−$151

Net = sale price − $7.75 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?

Joey Votto [Gold] #19: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.75	−$32.00
50%	$26.50	−$31.25
75%	$27.25	−$30.50

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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Joey Votto [Gold] #19 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$28.00
9	$25.00
8	$7.00

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