Is Sidney Crosby #R22 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Sidney Crosby #R22 sell for $24.00, only $19.13 above the $4.87 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($21.87) 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): $4.87
Grade 9.5: $24.00
PSA 9: $21.87
Gem premium: 4.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sidney Crosby #R22: 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	$24.00	−$5.87	−$30.87	−$131
PSA 9	$21.87	−$8.00	−$33.00	−$133

Net = sale price − $4.87 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?

Sidney Crosby #R22: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.40	−$32.47
50%	$22.94	−$31.93
75%	$23.47	−$31.40

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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Sidney Crosby #R22 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$24.00
9	$21.87

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