Is Julian Brandt [Optic Red Velocity] #68 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Julian Brandt [Optic Red Velocity] #68 sell for $4.00, only $2.26 above the $1.74 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.25) 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): $1.74
Grade 9.5: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.25
Gem premium: 2.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Julian Brandt [Optic Red Velocity] #68: 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	$4.00	−$22.74	−$47.74	−$148
PSA 9	$3.25	−$23.49	−$48.49	−$148

Net = sale price − $1.74 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?

Julian Brandt [Optic Red Velocity] #68: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.44	−$48.30
50%	$3.63	−$48.12
75%	$3.81	−$47.93

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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Julian Brandt [Optic Red Velocity] #68 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.25

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