Is Zack Steffen [Optic Aqua] #175 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Zack Steffen [Optic Aqua] #175 sell for $0.01, only $0.00 above the $7.90 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($0.01) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $7.90
Grade 9: $0.01
PSA 9: $0.01
Gem premium: 0.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Zack Steffen [Optic Aqua] #175: 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	$0.01	−$32.89	−$57.89	−$158
PSA 9	$0.01	−$32.89	−$57.89	−$158

Net = sale price − $7.90 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?

Zack Steffen [Optic Aqua] #175: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$0.01	−$57.89
50%	$0.01	−$57.89
75%	$0.01	−$57.89

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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Zack Steffen [Optic Aqua] #175 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9	$0.01

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