Is Luka Samanic #LSM worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Luka Samanic #LSM sell for $5.00, only $0.67 above the $4.33 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.91) 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): $4.33
Grade 9.5: $5.00
PSA 9: $4.91
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luka Samanic #LSM: 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	$5.00	−$24.33	−$49.33	−$149
PSA 9	$4.91	−$24.42	−$49.42	−$149

Net = sale price − $4.33 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?

Luka Samanic #LSM: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.93	−$49.40
50%	$4.96	−$49.38
75%	$4.98	−$49.35

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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Luka Samanic #LSM graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$5.00
9	$4.91

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