Is Meltin' MELISSA [Xfractor] #28b worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Meltin' MELISSA [Xfractor] #28b sell for $10.00, only $0.00 above the $17.22 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.75) 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): $17.22
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $8.75
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Meltin' MELISSA [Xfractor] #28b: 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	$10.00	−$32.22	−$57.22	−$157
PSA 9	$8.75	−$33.47	−$58.47	−$158

Net = sale price − $17.22 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?

Meltin' MELISSA [Xfractor] #28b: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.06	−$58.16
50%	$9.38	−$57.84
75%	$9.69	−$57.53

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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Meltin' MELISSA [Xfractor] #28b graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$8.75

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