Is Aaron Judge [Power Plaid Prizm] #212 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Aaron Judge [Power Plaid Prizm] #212 sell for $34.00, only $13.52 above the $20.48 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($30.89) 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): $20.48
Grade 9.5: $34.00
PSA 9: $30.89
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Aaron Judge [Power Plaid Prizm] #212: 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	$34.00	−$11.48	−$36.48	−$136
PSA 9	$30.89	−$14.59	−$39.59	−$140

Net = sale price − $20.48 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?

Aaron Judge [Power Plaid Prizm] #212: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$31.67	−$38.81
50%	$32.45	−$38.03
75%	$33.22	−$37.26

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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Aaron Judge [Power Plaid Prizm] #212 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$34.00
9	$30.89

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