Is Punisher [Red] #29 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Punisher [Red] #29 sells for $2,310 against $473 raw: a $1,837 spread, 4.9× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($2,100) 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): $473
Grade 9.5: $2,310
PSA 9: $2,100
Gem premium: 4.9×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Punisher [Red] #29: 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	$2,310	+$1,812	+$1,787	+$1,687
PSA 9	$2,100	+$1,602	+$1,577	+$1,477

Net = sale price − $473 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?

Punisher [Red] #29: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,153	+$1,629
50%	$2,205	+$1,682
75%	$2,258	+$1,734

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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Punisher [Red] #29 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,310
9	$2,100
7	$500

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