Is Magneto [Autograph] #36 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Magneto [Autograph] #36 sell for $20.00, only $0.00 above the $27.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.00) 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): $27.25
Grade 9.5: $20.00
PSA 9: $18.00
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Magneto [Autograph] #36: 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	−$32.25	−$57.25	−$157
PSA 9	$18.00	−$34.25	−$59.25	−$159
PSA 8	$16.38	−$35.87	−$60.87	−$161

Net = sale price − $27.25 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?

Magneto [Autograph] #36: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$18.50	−$58.75
50%	$19.00	−$58.25
75%	$19.50	−$57.75

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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Magneto [Autograph] #36 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$20.00
9	$18.00
8	$16.38

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