Is Jamie Drysdale [Exclusives] #205 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jamie Drysdale [Exclusives] #205 sell for $92.00, only $3.11 above the $88.89 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($84.00) 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): $88.89
Grade 9.5: $92.00
PSA 9: $84.00
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jamie Drysdale [Exclusives] #205: 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	$92.00	−$21.89	−$46.89	−$147
PSA 9	$84.00	−$29.89	−$54.89	−$155
PSA 8	$76.13	−$37.76	−$62.76	−$163

Net = sale price − $88.89 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?

Jamie Drysdale [Exclusives] #205: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$86.00	−$52.89
50%	$88.00	−$50.89
75%	$90.00	−$48.89

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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Jamie Drysdale [Exclusives] #205 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$92.00
9	$84.00
8	$76.13

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