Is Paul Holmgren [East] #105 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Paul Holmgren [East] #105 sell for $16.00, only $13.75 above the $2.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($14.95) 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): $2.25
Grade 9.5: $16.00
PSA 9: $14.95
Gem premium: 7.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Paul Holmgren [East] #105: 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	$16.00	−$11.25	−$36.25	−$136
PSA 9	$14.95	−$12.30	−$37.30	−$137

Net = sale price − $2.25 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?

Paul Holmgren [East] #105: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$15.21	−$37.04
50%	$15.47	−$36.77
75%	$15.74	−$36.51

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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Paul Holmgren [East] #105 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$16.00
9	$14.95

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