Is Nuno Mendes [Maroon] #180 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Nuno Mendes [Maroon] #180 sells for $72.00 against $39.61 raw: a $32.39 spread, 1.8× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($65.69) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $39.61
Grade 9.5: $72.00
PSA 9: $65.69
Gem premium: 1.8×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Nuno Mendes [Maroon] #180: 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	$72.00	+$7.39	−$17.61	−$118
PSA 9	$65.69	+$1.08	−$23.92	−$124

Net = sale price − $39.61 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?

Nuno Mendes [Maroon] #180: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$67.27	−$22.34
50%	$68.84	−$20.77
75%	$70.42	−$19.19

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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Nuno Mendes [Maroon] #180 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$72.00
9	$65.69

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