Is Steven Kwan [Vintage Stock] #116 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Steven Kwan [Vintage Stock] #116 sell for $32.00, only $23.00 above the $9.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.46) 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): $9.00
Grade 9.5: $32.00
PSA 9: $29.46
Gem premium: 3.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Steven Kwan [Vintage Stock] #116: 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	$32.00	−$2.00	−$27.00	−$127
PSA 9	$29.46	−$4.54	−$29.54	−$130

Net = sale price − $9.00 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?

Steven Kwan [Vintage Stock] #116: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.09	−$28.91
50%	$30.73	−$28.27
75%	$31.37	−$27.63

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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Steven Kwan [Vintage Stock] #116 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$32.00
9	$29.46

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