Is Tom Brady [Silver] #6 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tom Brady [Silver] #6 sell for $21.00, only $2.90 above the $18.10 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($20.40) 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): $18.10
Grade 9.5: $21.00
PSA 9: $20.40
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tom Brady [Silver] #6: 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	$21.00	−$22.10	−$47.10	−$147
PSA 9	$20.40	−$22.70	−$47.70	−$148

Net = sale price − $18.10 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?

Tom Brady [Silver] #6: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$20.55	−$47.55
50%	$20.70	−$47.40
75%	$20.85	−$47.25

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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Tom Brady [Silver] #6 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$21.00
9	$20.40

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