Is Leon Draisaitl [Spectrum] #20 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Leon Draisaitl [Spectrum] #20 sell for $8.00, only $4.77 above the $3.23 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.35) 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): $3.23
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.35
Gem premium: 2.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Leon Draisaitl [Spectrum] #20: 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	$8.00	−$20.23	−$45.23	−$145
PSA 9	$7.35	−$20.88	−$45.88	−$146

Net = sale price − $3.23 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?

Leon Draisaitl [Spectrum] #20: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.51	−$45.72
50%	$7.67	−$45.55
75%	$7.84	−$45.39

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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Leon Draisaitl [Spectrum] #20 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.35

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