Is Yordan Alvarez [Gold] #NC-12 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Yordan Alvarez [Gold] #NC-12 sell for $23.00, only $4.34 above the $18.66 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($20.76) 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): $18.66
Grade 9.5: $23.00
PSA 9: $20.76
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Yordan Alvarez [Gold] #NC-12: 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	$23.00	−$20.66	−$45.66	−$146
PSA 9	$20.76	−$22.90	−$47.90	−$148

Net = sale price − $18.66 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?

Yordan Alvarez [Gold] #NC-12: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$21.32	−$47.34
50%	$21.88	−$46.78
75%	$22.44	−$46.22

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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Yordan Alvarez [Gold] #NC-12 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$23.00
9	$20.76

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