Is Marley Ake [Yellow Mini Diamond] #56 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Marley Ake [Yellow Mini Diamond] #56 sell for $7.00, only $6.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($5.99) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $5.99
Gem premium: 7.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Marley Ake [Yellow Mini Diamond] #56: 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	$7.00	−$18.99	−$43.99	−$144
PSA 9	$5.99	−$20.00	−$45.00	−$145

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Marley Ake [Yellow Mini Diamond] #56: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.24	−$44.75
50%	$6.50	−$44.49
75%	$6.75	−$44.24

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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Marley Ake [Yellow Mini Diamond] #56 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$5.99

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