Is Patrick Roy [Mirror Blue] #2 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Patrick Roy [Mirror Blue] #2 sell for $86.00, only $16.19 above the $69.81 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($78.33) 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): $69.81
Grade 9.5: $86.00
PSA 9: $78.33
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Patrick Roy [Mirror Blue] #2: 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	$86.00	−$8.81	−$33.81	−$134
PSA 9	$78.33	−$16.48	−$41.48	−$141
PSA 8	$17.10	−$77.71	−$103	−$203

Net = sale price − $69.81 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?

Patrick Roy [Mirror Blue] #2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$80.25	−$39.56
50%	$82.16	−$37.65
75%	$84.08	−$35.73

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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Patrick Roy [Mirror Blue] #2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$86.00
9	$78.33
8	$17.10

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