Is Kent Nilsson [Flames Team] #106 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Kent Nilsson [Flames Team] #106 sells for $59.00 against $1.22 raw: a $57.78 spread, 48× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($53.80) 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): $1.22
Grade 9.5: $59.00
PSA 9: $53.80
Gem premium: 48×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kent Nilsson [Flames Team] #106: 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	$59.00	+$32.78	+$7.78	−$92.22
PSA 9	$53.80	+$27.58	+$2.58	−$97.42
PSA 8	$1.29	−$24.93	−$49.93	−$150

Net = sale price − $1.22 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?

Kent Nilsson [Flames Team] #106: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$55.10	+$3.88
50%	$56.40	+$5.18
75%	$57.70	+$6.48

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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Kent Nilsson [Flames Team] #106 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$59.00
9	$53.80
8	$1.29

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