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Is Heart Attack #102 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Heart Attack #102 sell for $10.00, only $8.57 above the $1.43 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.89) 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)
$1.43
Grade 9.5
$10.00
PSA 9
$8.89
Gem premium
7.0×
As of
Aug 15, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Heart Attack #102: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5$10.00−$16.43−$41.43−$141
PSA 9$8.89−$17.54−$42.54−$143
PSA 8$1.91−$24.52−$49.52−$150

Net = sale price − $1.43 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?

Heart Attack #102: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$9.17−$42.26
50%$9.45−$41.98
75%$9.72−$41.71

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Heart Attack #102 graded prices by company and grade
GradeGraded
9.5$10.00
9$8.89
8$1.91

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Grading Heart Attack #102 — FAQ

Is Heart Attack #102 worth grading?

Grade 9.5 copies of Heart Attack #102 sell for $10.00, only $8.57 above the $1.43 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.89) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

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