Is Namor #81 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Namor #81 sell for $16.00, only $14.46 above the $1.54 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($14.99) 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): $1.54
Grade 9.5: $16.00
PSA 9: $14.99
Gem premium: 10×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Namor #81: 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	$16.00	−$10.54	−$35.54	−$136
PSA 9	$14.99	−$11.55	−$36.55	−$137
PSA 8	$9.43	−$17.11	−$42.11	−$142

Net = sale price − $1.54 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?

Namor #81: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$15.24	−$36.30
50%	$15.50	−$36.05
75%	$15.75	−$35.79

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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Namor #81 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$16.00
9	$14.99
8	$9.43

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