Is Darwin Nunez [Tie Dye] #248 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Darwin Nunez [Tie Dye] #248 sells for $55.00 against $11.00 raw: a $44.00 spread, 5.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($50.23) 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): $11.00
Grade 9.5: $55.00
PSA 9: $50.23
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Darwin Nunez [Tie Dye] #248: 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	$55.00	+$19.00	−$6.00	−$106
PSA 9	$50.23	+$14.23	−$10.77	−$111

Net = sale price − $11.00 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?

Darwin Nunez [Tie Dye] #248: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$51.42	−$9.58
50%	$52.61	−$8.39
75%	$53.81	−$7.19

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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Darwin Nunez [Tie Dye] #248 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$55.00
9	$50.23

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