Is Julio Rodriguez [Orange] #YQ-2 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Julio Rodriguez [Orange] #YQ-2 sell for $157, only $0.00 above the $190 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($143) 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): $190
Grade 9.5: $157
PSA 9: $143
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Julio Rodriguez [Orange] #YQ-2: 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	$157	−$58.00	−$83.00	−$183
PSA 9	$143	−$72.50	−$97.50	−$198

Net = sale price − $190 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?

Julio Rodriguez [Orange] #YQ-2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$146	−$93.88
50%	$150	−$90.25
75%	$153	−$86.63

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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Julio Rodriguez [Orange] #YQ-2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$157
9	$143

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