Is Jamie McGinn [Autograph] #226 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jamie McGinn [Autograph] #226 sell for $11.00, only $6.84 above the $4.16 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.99) 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): $4.16
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.99
Gem premium: 2.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jamie McGinn [Autograph] #226: 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	$11.00	−$18.16	−$43.16	−$143
PSA 9	$9.99	−$19.17	−$44.17	−$144

Net = sale price − $4.16 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?

Jamie McGinn [Autograph] #226: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.24	−$43.92
50%	$10.50	−$43.66
75%	$10.75	−$43.41

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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Jamie McGinn [Autograph] #226 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.99

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