Is Mike Trout #FA-MT worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mike Trout #FA-MT sell for $269, only $0.00 above the $285 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($244) 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): $285
Grade 9.5: $269
PSA 9: $244
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mike Trout #FA-MT: 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	$269	−$41.13	−$66.13	−$166
PSA 9	$244	−$65.83	−$90.83	−$191

Net = sale price − $285 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?

Mike Trout #FA-MT: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$250	−$84.65
50%	$257	−$78.48
75%	$263	−$72.31

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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Mike Trout #FA-MT graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$269
9	$244

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