Is Trey Murphy III [Purple Stars] #178 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Trey Murphy III [Purple Stars] #178 sell for $113, only $0.00 above the $434 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($103) 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): $434
Grade 9.5: $113
PSA 9: $103
Gem premium: 0.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trey Murphy III [Purple Stars] #178: 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	$113	−$346	−$371	−$471
PSA 9	$103	−$357	−$382	−$482

Net = sale price − $434 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?

Trey Murphy III [Purple Stars] #178: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$105	−$379
50%	$108	−$377
75%	$110	−$374

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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Trey Murphy III [Purple Stars] #178 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$113
9	$103

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