Is Trevor Zegras [Spectrum] #175 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Trevor Zegras [Spectrum] #175 sell for $13.00, only $9.92 above the $3.08 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.04) 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): $3.08
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $12.04
Gem premium: 4.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trevor Zegras [Spectrum] #175: 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	$13.00	−$15.08	−$40.08	−$140
PSA 9	$12.04	−$16.04	−$41.04	−$141

Net = sale price − $3.08 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?

Trevor Zegras [Spectrum] #175: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.28	−$40.80
50%	$12.52	−$40.56
75%	$12.76	−$40.32

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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Trevor Zegras [Spectrum] #175 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$12.04

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