Is Wolverine #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Wolverine #5 sell for $36.00, only $0.00 above the $43.20 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($32.50) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $43.20
Grade 9.5: $36.00
PSA 9: $32.50
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Wolverine #5: 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	$36.00	−$32.20	−$57.20	−$157
PSA 9	$32.50	−$35.70	−$60.70	−$161

Net = sale price − $43.20 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?

Wolverine #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$33.38	−$59.83
50%	$34.25	−$58.95
75%	$35.13	−$58.08

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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Wolverine #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$36.00
9	$32.50

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