Is Skin [Silver Flasher] #118 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Skin [Silver Flasher] #118 sell for $10.00, only $6.11 above the $3.89 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.13) 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): $3.89
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $9.13
Gem premium: 2.6×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Skin [Silver Flasher] #118: 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	$10.00	−$18.89	−$43.89	−$144
PSA 9	$9.13	−$19.76	−$44.76	−$145
PSA 8	$4.90	−$23.99	−$48.99	−$149

Net = sale price − $3.89 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?

Skin [Silver Flasher] #118: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.35	−$44.54
50%	$9.57	−$44.33
75%	$9.78	−$44.11

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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Raw conditions & history →

Skin [Silver Flasher] #118 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$9.13
8	$4.90
7	$4.00

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