Is Zack Gelof [Green Ice] #36 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Zack Gelof [Green Ice] #36 sell for $25.00, only $20.87 above the $4.13 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.59) 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): $4.13
Grade 9.5: $25.00
PSA 9: $22.59
Gem premium: 6.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Zack Gelof [Green Ice] #36: 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	$25.00	−$4.13	−$29.13	−$129
PSA 9	$22.59	−$6.54	−$31.54	−$132

Net = sale price − $4.13 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?

Zack Gelof [Green Ice] #36: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$23.19	−$30.94
50%	$23.80	−$30.33
75%	$24.40	−$29.73

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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Zack Gelof [Green Ice] #36 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$25.00
9	$22.59

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