Is Dave Poulin #128 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dave Poulin #128 sell for $22.00, only $21.28 above the $0.72 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($19.55) 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): $0.72
Grade 9.5: $22.00
PSA 9: $19.55
Gem premium: 31×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dave Poulin #128: 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	$22.00	−$3.72	−$28.72	−$129
PSA 9	$19.55	−$6.17	−$31.17	−$131

Net = sale price − $0.72 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?

Dave Poulin #128: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$20.16	−$30.56
50%	$20.77	−$29.95
75%	$21.39	−$29.33

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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Dave Poulin #128 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$22.00
9	$19.55

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