Is Aatu Raty [Clear Cut] #728 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Aatu Raty [Clear Cut] #728 sell for $68.00, only $13.00 above the $55.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($61.38) 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): $55.00
Grade 9.5: $68.00
PSA 9: $61.38
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Aatu Raty [Clear Cut] #728: 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	$68.00	−$12.00	−$37.00	−$137
PSA 9	$61.38	−$18.62	−$43.62	−$144

Net = sale price − $55.00 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?

Aatu Raty [Clear Cut] #728: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$63.04	−$41.96
50%	$64.69	−$40.31
75%	$66.34	−$38.66

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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Aatu Raty [Clear Cut] #728 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$68.00
9	$61.38

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