Is Quinn Cook [Ruby Wave] #232 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Quinn Cook [Ruby Wave] #232 sell for $13.00, only $12.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.40) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $11.40
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Quinn Cook [Ruby Wave] #232: 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	$13.00	−$12.99	−$37.99	−$138
PSA 9	$11.40	−$14.59	−$39.59	−$140

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Quinn Cook [Ruby Wave] #232: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.80	−$39.19
50%	$12.20	−$38.79
75%	$12.60	−$38.39

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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Quinn Cook [Ruby Wave] #232 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$11.40

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