Is Clark Gillies [Square Corners] #6 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Clark Gillies [Square Corners] #6 sell for $25.00, only $24.19 above the $0.81 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($23.00) 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): $0.81
Grade 9.5: $25.00
PSA 9: $23.00
Gem premium: 31×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Clark Gillies [Square Corners] #6: 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	$25.00	−$0.81	−$25.81	−$126
PSA 9	$23.00	−$2.81	−$27.81	−$128
PSA 8	$20.70	−$5.11	−$30.11	−$130

Net = sale price − $0.81 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?

Clark Gillies [Square Corners] #6: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$23.50	−$27.31
50%	$24.00	−$26.81
75%	$24.50	−$26.31

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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Clark Gillies [Square Corners] #6 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$25.00
9	$23.00
8	$20.70

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