Is Cable [Refined] #25 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cable [Refined] #25 sell for $39.00, only $8.31 above the $30.69 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($35.44) 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): $30.69
Grade 9.5: $39.00
PSA 9: $35.44
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cable [Refined] #25: 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	$39.00	−$16.69	−$41.69	−$142
PSA 9	$35.44	−$20.25	−$45.25	−$145

Net = sale price − $30.69 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?

Cable [Refined] #25: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$36.33	−$44.36
50%	$37.22	−$43.47
75%	$38.11	−$42.58

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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Cable [Refined] #25 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$39.00
9	$35.44

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