Is Carlos Bacca [Blue Prizm] #39 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Carlos Bacca [Blue Prizm] #39 sell for $14.00, only $9.42 above the $4.58 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.50) 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): $4.58
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.50
Gem premium: 3.1×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Carlos Bacca [Blue Prizm] #39: 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	$14.00	−$15.58	−$40.58	−$141
PSA 9	$12.50	−$17.08	−$42.08	−$142

Net = sale price − $4.58 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?

Carlos Bacca [Blue Prizm] #39: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.88	−$41.70
50%	$13.25	−$41.33
75%	$13.63	−$40.95

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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Carlos Bacca [Blue Prizm] #39 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.50

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