Is Cable [Silver Flasher] #88 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cable [Silver Flasher] #88 sell for $17.00, only $14.12 above the $2.88 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($15.79) 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): $2.88
Grade 9.5: $17.00
PSA 9: $15.79
Gem premium: 5.9×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cable [Silver Flasher] #88: 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	$17.00	−$10.88	−$35.88	−$136
PSA 9	$15.79	−$12.09	−$37.09	−$137
PSA 8	$10.55	−$17.33	−$42.33	−$142

Net = sale price − $2.88 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?

Cable [Silver Flasher] #88: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.09	−$36.79
50%	$16.39	−$36.48
75%	$16.70	−$36.18

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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Cable [Silver Flasher] #88 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$17.00
9	$15.79
8	$10.55

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