Is Rick DiPietro #96 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Rick DiPietro #96 sell for $15.00, only $9.34 above the $5.66 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.32) 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): $5.66
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $13.32
Gem premium: 2.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rick DiPietro #96: 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	$15.00	−$15.66	−$40.66	−$141
PSA 9	$13.32	−$17.34	−$42.34	−$142

Net = sale price − $5.66 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?

Rick DiPietro #96: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$13.74	−$41.92
50%	$14.16	−$41.50
75%	$14.58	−$41.08

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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Rick DiPietro #96 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$13.32

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