Is Tacko Fall [Autograph Blue] #161 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tacko Fall [Autograph Blue] #161 sell for $26.00, only $0.00 above the $30.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($23.96) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $30.00
Grade 9.5: $26.00
PSA 9: $23.96
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tacko Fall [Autograph Blue] #161: 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	$26.00	−$29.00	−$54.00	−$154
PSA 9	$23.96	−$31.04	−$56.04	−$156

Net = sale price − $30.00 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?

Tacko Fall [Autograph Blue] #161: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.47	−$55.53
50%	$24.98	−$55.02
75%	$25.49	−$54.51

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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Tacko Fall [Autograph Blue] #161 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$26.00
9	$23.96

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