Is Fin Fang Foom #37 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Fin Fang Foom #37 sell for $10.00, only $8.62 above the $1.38 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.00) 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): $1.38
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $9.00
Gem premium: 7.2×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Fin Fang Foom #37: 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	$10.00	−$16.38	−$41.38	−$141
PSA 9	$9.00	−$17.38	−$42.38	−$142

Net = sale price − $1.38 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?

Fin Fang Foom #37: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.25	−$42.13
50%	$9.50	−$41.88
75%	$9.75	−$41.63

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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Fin Fang Foom #37 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$9.00

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