Is Mick Schumacher [Aqua] #17 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mick Schumacher [Aqua] #17 sell for $15.00, only $2.96 above the $12.04 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.74) 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): $12.04
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $13.74
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mick Schumacher [Aqua] #17: 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	$15.00	−$22.04	−$47.04	−$147
PSA 9	$13.74	−$23.30	−$48.30	−$148

Net = sale price − $12.04 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?

Mick Schumacher [Aqua] #17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$14.05	−$47.98
50%	$14.37	−$47.67
75%	$14.69	−$47.35

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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Mick Schumacher [Aqua] #17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$13.74

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