Is Lukas Dostal [Clear Cut] #203 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Lukas Dostal [Clear Cut] #203 sell for $63.00, only $0.00 above the $71.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($57.44) 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): $71.00
Grade 9.5: $63.00
PSA 9: $57.44
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Lukas Dostal [Clear Cut] #203: 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	$63.00	−$33.00	−$58.00	−$158
PSA 9	$57.44	−$38.56	−$63.56	−$164
PSA 8	$25.00	−$71.00	−$96.00	−$196

Net = sale price − $71.00 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?

Lukas Dostal [Clear Cut] #203: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$58.83	−$62.17
50%	$60.22	−$60.78
75%	$61.61	−$59.39

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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Lukas Dostal [Clear Cut] #203 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$63.00
9	$57.44
8	$25.00

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