Is Jo Adell [Clear] #US44 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jo Adell [Clear] #US44 sell for $73.00, only $17.34 above the $55.66 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($66.66) 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): $55.66
Grade 9.5: $73.00
PSA 9: $66.66
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jo Adell [Clear] #US44: 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	$73.00	−$7.66	−$32.66	−$133
PSA 9	$66.66	−$14.00	−$39.00	−$139

Net = sale price − $55.66 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?

Jo Adell [Clear] #US44: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$68.25	−$37.41
50%	$69.83	−$35.83
75%	$71.41	−$34.25

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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Jo Adell [Clear] #US44 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$73.00
9	$66.66

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