Is Weapon X [Silver Flasher] #9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Weapon X [Silver Flasher] #9 sell for $20.00, only $16.33 above the $3.67 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.06) 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): $3.67
Grade 9.5: $20.00
PSA 9: $18.06
Gem premium: 5.4×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Weapon X [Silver Flasher] #9: 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	$20.00	−$8.67	−$33.67	−$134
PSA 9	$18.06	−$10.61	−$35.61	−$136
PSA 8	$10.00	−$18.67	−$43.67	−$144

Net = sale price − $3.67 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?

Weapon X [Silver Flasher] #9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$18.54	−$35.13
50%	$19.03	−$34.64
75%	$19.52	−$34.16

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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Weapon X [Silver Flasher] #9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$20.00
9	$18.06
8	$10.00

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