Is Christian Benteke [Blue Ice] #228 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Christian Benteke [Blue Ice] #228 sell for $24.00, only $22.01 above the $1.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.10) 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): $1.99
Grade 9.5: $24.00
PSA 9: $22.10
Gem premium: 12×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Christian Benteke [Blue Ice] #228: 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	$24.00	−$2.99	−$27.99	−$128
PSA 9	$22.10	−$4.89	−$29.89	−$130

Net = sale price − $1.99 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?

Christian Benteke [Blue Ice] #228: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.58	−$29.41
50%	$23.05	−$28.94
75%	$23.52	−$28.46

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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Christian Benteke [Blue Ice] #228 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$24.00
9	$22.10

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