Is JAY Decay [Pencil Art] #5b worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of JAY Decay [Pencil Art] #5b sell for $12.00, only $8.26 above the $3.74 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.63) 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): $3.74
Grade 9.5: $12.00
PSA 9: $10.63
Gem premium: 3.2×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

JAY Decay [Pencil Art] #5b: 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	$12.00	−$16.74	−$41.74	−$142
PSA 9	$10.63	−$18.11	−$43.11	−$143

Net = sale price − $3.74 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?

JAY Decay [Pencil Art] #5b: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.97	−$42.77
50%	$11.32	−$42.42
75%	$11.66	−$42.08

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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JAY Decay [Pencil Art] #5b graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$12.00
9	$10.63

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