Is Yaya Toure [Purple Prizm] #59 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Yaya Toure [Purple Prizm] #59 sell for $72.00, only $23.00 above the $49.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($65.00) 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): $49.00
Grade 9.5: $72.00
PSA 9: $65.00
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Yaya Toure [Purple Prizm] #59: 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	$72.00	−$2.00	−$27.00	−$127
PSA 9	$65.00	−$9.00	−$34.00	−$134

Net = sale price − $49.00 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?

Yaya Toure [Purple Prizm] #59: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$66.75	−$32.25
50%	$68.50	−$30.50
75%	$70.25	−$28.75

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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Yaya Toure [Purple Prizm] #59 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$72.00
9	$65.00

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