Is Jaromir Jagr [Rainbow Orange] #R63 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jaromir Jagr [Rainbow Orange] #R63 sell for $26.00, only $21.01 above the $4.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($23.51) 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): $4.99
Grade 9.5: $26.00
PSA 9: $23.51
Gem premium: 5.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jaromir Jagr [Rainbow Orange] #R63: 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	$26.00	−$3.99	−$28.99	−$129
PSA 9	$23.51	−$6.48	−$31.48	−$131

Net = sale price − $4.99 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?

Jaromir Jagr [Rainbow Orange] #R63: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.13	−$30.86
50%	$24.76	−$30.23
75%	$25.38	−$29.61

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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Jaromir Jagr [Rainbow Orange] #R63 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$26.00
9	$23.51

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