Is Federico Valverde [Optic Purple Ice] #102 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Federico Valverde [Optic Purple Ice] #102 sell for $19.00, only $10.75 above the $8.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($17.43) 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): $8.25
Grade 9.5: $19.00
PSA 9: $17.43
Gem premium: 2.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Federico Valverde [Optic Purple Ice] #102: 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	$19.00	−$14.25	−$39.25	−$139
PSA 9	$17.43	−$15.82	−$40.82	−$141

Net = sale price − $8.25 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?

Federico Valverde [Optic Purple Ice] #102: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$17.82	−$40.43
50%	$18.21	−$40.03
75%	$18.61	−$39.64

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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Federico Valverde [Optic Purple Ice] #102 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$19.00
9	$17.43

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