Is Aymeric Laporte [White Sparkle] #218 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Aymeric Laporte [White Sparkle] #218 sell for $33.00, only $16.66 above the $16.34 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.99) 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): $16.34
Grade 9.5: $33.00
PSA 9: $29.99
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Aymeric Laporte [White Sparkle] #218: 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	$33.00	−$8.34	−$33.34	−$133
PSA 9	$29.99	−$11.35	−$36.35	−$136

Net = sale price − $16.34 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?

Aymeric Laporte [White Sparkle] #218: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.74	−$35.60
50%	$31.49	−$34.84
75%	$32.25	−$34.09

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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Aymeric Laporte [White Sparkle] #218 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$33.00
9	$29.99

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