Is Christian Pulisic #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Christian Pulisic #1 sell for $199, only $8.72 above the $190 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($181) 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): $190
Grade 9.5: $199
PSA 9: $181
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Christian Pulisic #1: 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	$199	−$16.28	−$41.28	−$141
PSA 9	$181	−$34.78	−$59.78	−$160

Net = sale price − $190 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?

Christian Pulisic #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$185	−$55.16
50%	$190	−$50.53
75%	$194	−$45.91

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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Christian Pulisic #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$199
9	$181

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