Is Kevin De Bruyne [Optic Purple Mojo] #161 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kevin De Bruyne [Optic Purple Mojo] #161 sell for $33.00, only $11.85 above the $21.15 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($30.00) 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): $21.15
Grade 9.5: $33.00
PSA 9: $30.00
Gem premium: 1.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kevin De Bruyne [Optic Purple Mojo] #161: 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	$33.00	−$13.15	−$38.15	−$138
PSA 9	$30.00	−$16.15	−$41.15	−$141

Net = sale price − $21.15 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?

Kevin De Bruyne [Optic Purple Mojo] #161: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.75	−$40.40
50%	$31.50	−$39.65
75%	$32.25	−$38.90

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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Kevin De Bruyne [Optic Purple Mojo] #161 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$33.00
9	$30.00

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