Is Fernando Alonso #16 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Fernando Alonso #16 sell for $7.00, only $4.30 above the $2.70 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($6.05) 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): $2.70
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $6.05
Gem premium: 2.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Fernando Alonso #16: 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	$7.00	−$20.70	−$45.70	−$146
PSA 9	$6.05	−$21.65	−$46.65	−$147

Net = sale price − $2.70 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?

Fernando Alonso #16: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.29	−$46.41
50%	$6.53	−$46.17
75%	$6.76	−$45.94

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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Fernando Alonso #16 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$6.05

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