Is Anthony Elanga [Yellow] #154 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Anthony Elanga [Yellow] #154 sell for $9.00, only $4.47 above the $4.53 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.99) 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): $4.53
Grade 9.5: $9.00
PSA 9: $7.99
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Anthony Elanga [Yellow] #154: 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	$9.00	−$20.53	−$45.53	−$146
PSA 9	$7.99	−$21.54	−$46.54	−$147

Net = sale price − $4.53 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?

Anthony Elanga [Yellow] #154: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8.24	−$46.29
50%	$8.50	−$46.03
75%	$8.75	−$45.78

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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Anthony Elanga [Yellow] #154 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9.00
9	$7.99

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