Is Dave Burrows #186 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dave Burrows #186 sell for $12.00, only $10.82 above the $1.18 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.32) 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): $1.18
Grade 9.5: $12.00
PSA 9: $11.32
Gem premium: 10×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dave Burrows #186: 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	$12.00	−$14.18	−$39.18	−$139
PSA 9	$11.32	−$14.86	−$39.86	−$140
PSA 8	$1.25	−$24.93	−$49.93	−$150

Net = sale price − $1.18 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?

Dave Burrows #186: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.49	−$39.69
50%	$11.66	−$39.52
75%	$11.83	−$39.35

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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Dave Burrows #186 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$12.00
9	$11.32
8	$1.25

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