Is Federico Valverde [Purple] #13 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Federico Valverde [Purple] #13 sell for $70.00, only $0.00 above the $96.19 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($63.31) 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): $96.19
Grade 9.5: $70.00
PSA 9: $63.31
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Federico Valverde [Purple] #13: 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	$70.00	−$51.19	−$76.19	−$176
PSA 9	$63.31	−$57.88	−$82.88	−$183

Net = sale price − $96.19 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?

Federico Valverde [Purple] #13: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$64.98	−$81.21
50%	$66.66	−$79.53
75%	$68.33	−$77.86

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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Federico Valverde [Purple] #13 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$70.00
9	$63.31

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