Is Marco Verratti [Purple] #20 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Marco Verratti [Purple] #20 sell for $36.00, only $21.50 above the $14.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($33.00) 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): $14.50
Grade 9.5: $36.00
PSA 9: $33.00
Gem premium: 2.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Marco Verratti [Purple] #20: 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	$36.00	−$3.50	−$28.50	−$129
PSA 9	$33.00	−$6.50	−$31.50	−$132
PSA 8	$30.25	−$9.25	−$34.25	−$134

Net = sale price − $14.50 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?

Marco Verratti [Purple] #20: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$33.75	−$30.75
50%	$34.50	−$30.00
75%	$35.25	−$29.25

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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Marco Verratti [Purple] #20 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$36.00
9	$33.00
8	$30.25

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