Is Robert Picard #255 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Robert Picard #255 sell for $23.00, only $21.63 above the $1.37 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($21.00) 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): $1.37
Grade 9.5: $23.00
PSA 9: $21.00
Gem premium: 17×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Robert Picard #255: 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	$23.00	−$3.37	−$28.37	−$128
PSA 9	$21.00	−$5.37	−$30.37	−$130
PSA 8	$19.47	−$6.90	−$31.90	−$132

Net = sale price − $1.37 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?

Robert Picard #255: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$21.50	−$29.87
50%	$22.00	−$29.37
75%	$22.50	−$28.87

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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Robert Picard #255 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$23.00
9	$21.00
8	$19.47

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