Is Luke Schenn [Autograph] #191 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Luke Schenn [Autograph] #191 sell for $41.00, only $18.83 above the $22.17 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($37.13) 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): $22.17
Grade 9.5: $41.00
PSA 9: $37.13
Gem premium: 1.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luke Schenn [Autograph] #191: 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	$41.00	−$6.17	−$31.17	−$131
PSA 9	$37.13	−$10.04	−$35.04	−$135

Net = sale price − $22.17 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?

Luke Schenn [Autograph] #191: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$38.10	−$34.07
50%	$39.06	−$33.11
75%	$40.03	−$32.14

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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Luke Schenn [Autograph] #191 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$41.00
9	$37.13

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