Is Mark Napier #23 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mark Napier #23 sell for $13.00, only $12.25 above the $0.75 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.48) 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): $0.75
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $11.48
Gem premium: 17×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mark Napier #23: 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	$13.00	−$12.75	−$37.75	−$138
PSA 9	$11.48	−$14.27	−$39.27	−$139

Net = sale price − $0.75 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?

Mark Napier #23: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.86	−$38.89
50%	$12.24	−$38.51
75%	$12.62	−$38.13

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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Mark Napier #23 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$11.48

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