Is DJ Chark Jr. [Pink] #165 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of DJ Chark Jr. [Pink] #165 sell for $9.00, only $7.88 above the $1.12 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.50) 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): $1.12
Grade 9.5: $9.00
PSA 9: $8.50
Gem premium: 8.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

DJ Chark Jr. [Pink] #165: 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	$9.00	−$17.12	−$42.12	−$142
PSA 9	$8.50	−$17.62	−$42.62	−$143

Net = sale price − $1.12 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?

DJ Chark Jr. [Pink] #165: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8.63	−$42.49
50%	$8.75	−$42.37
75%	$8.88	−$42.24

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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DJ Chark Jr. [Pink] #165 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9.00
9	$8.50

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