Is Min kyu Song [Gold] #138 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Min kyu Song [Gold] #138 sell for $77.00, only $24.57 above the $52.43 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($70.14) 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): $52.43
Grade 9.5: $77.00
PSA 9: $70.14
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Min kyu Song [Gold] #138: 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	$77.00	−$0.43	−$25.43	−$125
PSA 9	$70.14	−$7.29	−$32.29	−$132

Net = sale price − $52.43 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?

Min kyu Song [Gold] #138: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$71.86	−$30.57
50%	$73.57	−$28.86
75%	$75.28	−$27.15

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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Min kyu Song [Gold] #138 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$77.00
9	$70.14

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