Is Red Skull #74 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Red Skull #74 sells for $132 against $25.02 raw: a $107 spread, 5.3× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($120) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $25.02
Grade 9.5: $132
PSA 9: $120
Gem premium: 5.3×
As of: Sep 27, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Red Skull #74: 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	$132	+$81.98	+$56.98	−$43.02
PSA 9	$120	+$69.98	+$44.98	−$55.02
PSA 8	$43.00	−$7.02	−$32.02	−$132

Net = sale price − $25.02 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?

Red Skull #74: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$123	+$47.98
50%	$126	+$50.98
75%	$129	+$53.98

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Red Skull #74 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$132
9	$120
8	$43.00
7	$17.50

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