Is Mesut Ozil #18 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mesut Ozil #18 sell for $25.00, only $22.83 above the $2.17 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.50) 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): $2.17
Grade 9.5: $25.00
PSA 9: $22.50
Gem premium: 12×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mesut Ozil #18: 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	$25.00	−$2.17	−$27.17	−$127
PSA 9	$22.50	−$4.67	−$29.67	−$130

Net = sale price − $2.17 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?

Mesut Ozil #18: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$23.13	−$29.05
50%	$23.75	−$28.42
75%	$24.38	−$27.80

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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Mesut Ozil #18 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$25.00
9	$22.50

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