Is Mad MIKE [Refractor] #33a worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mad MIKE [Refractor] #33a sell for $28.00, only $22.99 above the $5.01 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($25.00) 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): $5.01
Grade 9.5: $28.00
PSA 9: $25.00
Gem premium: 5.6×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mad MIKE [Refractor] #33a: 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	$28.00	−$2.01	−$27.01	−$127
PSA 9	$25.00	−$5.01	−$30.01	−$130

Net = sale price − $5.01 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?

Mad MIKE [Refractor] #33a: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.75	−$29.26
50%	$26.50	−$28.51
75%	$27.25	−$27.76

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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Mad MIKE [Refractor] #33a graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$28.00
9	$25.00

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