Is Don Marcotte #99 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Don Marcotte #99 sells for $292 against $1.31 raw: a $291 spread, 223× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($265) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $1.31
Grade 9.5: $292
PSA 9: $265
Gem premium: 223×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Don Marcotte #99: 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	$292	+$266	+$241	+$141
PSA 9	$265	+$239	+$214	+$114
PSA 8	$31.84	+$5.53	−$19.47	−$119

Net = sale price − $1.31 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?

Don Marcotte #99: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$272	+$220
50%	$279	+$227
75%	$285	+$234

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Don Marcotte #99 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$292
9	$265
8	$31.84

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