Is Guardian #47 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Guardian #47 sell for $11.00, only $9.35 above the $1.65 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.19) 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): $1.65
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.19
Gem premium: 6.7×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Guardian #47: 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	$11.00	−$15.65	−$40.65	−$141
PSA 9	$10.19	−$16.46	−$41.46	−$141

Net = sale price − $1.65 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?

Guardian #47: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.39	−$41.26
50%	$10.59	−$41.05
75%	$10.80	−$40.85

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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Guardian #47 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.19

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