Is Aurelien Tchouameni [Blue Shimmer] #17 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Aurelien Tchouameni [Blue Shimmer] #17 sell for $32.00, only $0.00 above the $160 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.00) 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): $160
Grade 9.5: $32.00
PSA 9: $29.00
Gem premium: 0.2×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Aurelien Tchouameni [Blue Shimmer] #17: 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	$32.00	−$153	−$178	−$278
PSA 9	$29.00	−$156	−$181	−$281

Net = sale price − $160 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?

Aurelien Tchouameni [Blue Shimmer] #17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$29.75	−$180
50%	$30.50	−$180
75%	$31.25	−$179

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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Aurelien Tchouameni [Blue Shimmer] #17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$32.00
9	$29.00

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