Is Ondrej Pavelec [Autograph] #198 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Ondrej Pavelec [Autograph] #198 sell for $15.00, only $1.02 above the $13.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.80) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $13.98
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $13.80
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ondrej Pavelec [Autograph] #198: 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	−$23.98	−$48.98	−$149
PSA 9	$13.80	−$25.18	−$50.18	−$150
PSA 8	$5.13	−$33.85	−$58.85	−$159

Net = sale price − $13.98 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?

Ondrej Pavelec [Autograph] #198: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$14.10	−$49.88
50%	$14.40	−$49.58
75%	$14.70	−$49.28

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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Ondrej Pavelec [Autograph] #198 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$13.80
8	$5.13

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