Is Venom #86 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Venom #86 sell for $185, only $0.00 above the $365 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($169) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $365
Grade 9.5: $185
PSA 9: $169
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Venom #86: 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	$185	−$205	−$230	−$330
PSA 9	$169	−$221	−$246	−$346

Net = sale price − $365 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?

Venom #86: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$173	−$242
50%	$177	−$238
75%	$181	−$234

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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Venom #86 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$185
9	$169

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