Is Iron Man [Silver Flasher] #130 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Iron Man [Silver Flasher] #130 sell for $29.00, only $24.01 above the $4.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($25.98) 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): $4.99
Grade 9.5: $29.00
PSA 9: $25.98
Gem premium: 5.8×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Iron Man [Silver Flasher] #130: 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	$29.00	−$0.99	−$25.99	−$126
PSA 9	$25.98	−$4.01	−$29.01	−$129
PSA 8	$9.00	−$20.99	−$45.99	−$146

Net = sale price − $4.99 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?

Iron Man [Silver Flasher] #130: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$26.73	−$28.26
50%	$27.49	−$27.50
75%	$28.25	−$26.74

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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Iron Man [Silver Flasher] #130 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$29.00
9	$25.98
8	$9.00
7	$5.50

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