Is Ron Duguay #37 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ron Duguay #37 sells for $69.00 against $1.39 raw: a $67.61 spread, 50× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($62.68) 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): $1.39
Grade 9.5: $69.00
PSA 9: $62.68
Gem premium: 50×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ron Duguay #37: 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	$69.00	+$42.61	+$17.61	−$82.39
PSA 9	$62.68	+$36.29	+$11.29	−$88.71
PSA 8	$15.46	−$10.93	−$35.93	−$136

Net = sale price − $1.39 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?

Ron Duguay #37: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$64.26	+$12.87
50%	$65.84	+$14.45
75%	$67.42	+$16.03

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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Ron Duguay #37 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$69.00
9	$62.68
8	$15.46

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