Is Julio Rodriguez [Snake Skin Prizm] #40 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Julio Rodriguez [Snake Skin Prizm] #40 sell for $109, only $4.55 above the $104 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($99.01) 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): $104
Grade 9.5: $109
PSA 9: $99.01
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Julio Rodriguez [Snake Skin Prizm] #40: 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	$109	−$20.45	−$45.45	−$145
PSA 9	$99.01	−$30.44	−$55.44	−$155

Net = sale price − $104 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?

Julio Rodriguez [Snake Skin Prizm] #40: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$102	−$52.94
50%	$104	−$50.45
75%	$107	−$47.95

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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Julio Rodriguez [Snake Skin Prizm] #40 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$109
9	$99.01

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