Is Cristian Santana [Lava] #UFOA-CS worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cristian Santana [Lava] #UFOA-CS sell for $11.00, only $1.03 above the $9.97 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.99) 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): $9.97
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.99
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cristian Santana [Lava] #UFOA-CS: 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	−$23.97	−$48.97	−$149
PSA 9	$9.99	−$24.98	−$49.98	−$150
PSA 8	$5.50	−$29.47	−$54.47	−$154

Net = sale price − $9.97 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?

Cristian Santana [Lava] #UFOA-CS: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.24	−$49.73
50%	$10.50	−$49.48
75%	$10.75	−$49.22

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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Raw conditions & history →

Cristian Santana [Lava] #UFOA-CS graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.99
8	$5.50

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