Is Cole Palmer [Blue] #76 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cole Palmer [Blue] #76 sell for $58.00, only $17.58 above the $40.42 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($52.52) 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): $40.42
Grade 9.5: $58.00
PSA 9: $52.52
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cole Palmer [Blue] #76: 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	$58.00	−$7.42	−$32.42	−$132
PSA 9	$52.52	−$12.90	−$37.90	−$138

Net = sale price − $40.42 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?

Cole Palmer [Blue] #76: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$53.89	−$36.53
50%	$55.26	−$35.16
75%	$56.63	−$33.79

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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Cole Palmer [Blue] #76 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$58.00
9	$52.52

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