Is Magneto #55 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 25× premium in Grade 9.5

A Grade 9.5 Magneto #55 sells for $75.00 against $2.95 raw: a $72.05 spread, 25× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($8.24) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $2.95
Grade 9.5: $75.00
PSA 9: $8.24
Gem premium: 25×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Magneto #55: 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	$75.00	+$47.05	+$22.05	−$77.95
PSA 9	$8.24	−$19.71	−$44.71	−$145
PSA 8	$7.50	−$20.45	−$45.45	−$145

Net = sale price − $2.95 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?

Magneto #55: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.93	−$28.02
50%	$41.62	−$11.33
75%	$58.31	+$5.36

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 67%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Magneto #55 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$75.00
9	$8.24
8	$7.50

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Grading Magneto #55 — FAQ

Is Magneto #55 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Magneto #55 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Magneto #55 breaks even when it gems about 67% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $8.24).

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