Is Yadier Molina [SP Variation] #152 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Yadier Molina [SP Variation] #152 sell for $100, only $0.00 above the $105 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($91.00) 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): $105
Grade 9.5: $100
PSA 9: $91.00
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Yadier Molina [SP Variation] #152: 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	$100	−$29.94	−$54.94	−$155
PSA 9	$91.00	−$38.94	−$63.94	−$164

Net = sale price − $105 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?

Yadier Molina [SP Variation] #152: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$93.25	−$61.69
50%	$95.50	−$59.44
75%	$97.75	−$57.19

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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Yadier Molina [SP Variation] #152 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$100
9	$91.00

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