Is Tom Aspinall [Signature] #216 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tom Aspinall [Signature] #216 sell for $76.00, only $21.02 above the $54.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($69.54) 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): $54.98
Grade 9.5: $76.00
PSA 9: $69.54
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tom Aspinall [Signature] #216: 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	$76.00	−$3.98	−$28.98	−$129
PSA 9	$69.54	−$10.44	−$35.44	−$135

Net = sale price − $54.98 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 Aspinall [Signature] #216: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$71.16	−$33.82
50%	$72.77	−$32.21
75%	$74.39	−$30.59

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 Aspinall [Signature] #216 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$76.00
9	$69.54

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