Is John LeClair [French] #84 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of John LeClair [French] #84 sell for $20.00, only $19.11 above the $0.89 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.50) 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): $0.89
Grade 9.5: $20.00
PSA 9: $18.50
Gem premium: 22×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

John LeClair [French] #84: 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	$20.00	−$5.89	−$30.89	−$131
PSA 9	$18.50	−$7.39	−$32.39	−$132

Net = sale price − $0.89 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?

John LeClair [French] #84: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$18.88	−$32.02
50%	$19.25	−$31.64
75%	$19.63	−$31.27

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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John LeClair [French] #84 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$20.00
9	$18.50

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