Is Jamie Vardy [Black & Gold Wave] #65 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jamie Vardy [Black & Gold Wave] #65 sell for $11.00, only $0.00 above the $11.17 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.02) 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): $11.17
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.02
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jamie Vardy [Black & Gold Wave] #65: 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	$11.00	−$25.17	−$50.17	−$150
PSA 9	$10.02	−$26.15	−$51.15	−$151

Net = sale price − $11.17 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?

Jamie Vardy [Black & Gold Wave] #65: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.27	−$50.91
50%	$10.51	−$50.66
75%	$10.75	−$50.41

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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Jamie Vardy [Black & Gold Wave] #65 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.02

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