Is Apocalypse #3 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Apocalypse #3 sells for $468 against $8.27 raw: a $460 spread, 57× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($426) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $8.27
Grade 9.5: $468
PSA 9: $426
Gem premium: 57×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Apocalypse #3: 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	$468	+$435	+$410	+$310
PSA 9	$426	+$392	+$367	+$267
PSA 8	$68.90	+$35.63	+$10.63	−$89.37

Net = sale price − $8.27 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?

Apocalypse #3: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$436	+$378
50%	$447	+$389
75%	$457	+$399

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Apocalypse #3 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$468
9	$426
8	$68.90

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