Is THELMA Theme Park #74a worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of THELMA Theme Park #74a sell for $11.00, only $9.50 above the $1.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.89) 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): $1.50
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.89
Gem premium: 7.3×
As of: Oct 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

THELMA Theme Park #74a: 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	$11.00	−$15.50	−$40.50	−$141
PSA 9	$9.89	−$16.61	−$41.61	−$142

Net = sale price − $1.50 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?

THELMA Theme Park #74a: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.17	−$41.33
50%	$10.45	−$41.05
75%	$10.72	−$40.78

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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THELMA Theme Park #74a graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.89

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