Is Luis Suarez [Purple] #84 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Luis Suarez [Purple] #84 sells for $165 against $20.50 raw: a $145 spread, 8.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($150) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $20.50
Grade 9.5: $165
PSA 9: $150
Gem premium: 8.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luis Suarez [Purple] #84: 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	$165	+$120	+$94.50	−$5.50
PSA 9	$150	+$105	+$79.90	−$20.10
PSA 8	$102	+$56.32	+$31.32	−$68.68

Net = sale price − $20.50 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?

Luis Suarez [Purple] #84: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$154	+$83.55
50%	$158	+$87.20
75%	$161	+$90.85

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Luis Suarez [Purple] #84 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$165
9	$150
8	$102

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