Is TERENCE Tarantula #5a worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of TERENCE Tarantula #5a sell for $13.00, only $8.72 above the $4.28 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.50) 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): $4.28
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $11.50
Gem premium: 3.0×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

TERENCE Tarantula #5a: 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	$13.00	−$16.28	−$41.28	−$141
PSA 9	$11.50	−$17.78	−$42.78	−$143

Net = sale price − $4.28 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?

TERENCE Tarantula #5a: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.88	−$42.41
50%	$12.25	−$42.03
75%	$12.63	−$41.66

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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TERENCE Tarantula #5a graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$11.50

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