Is Sidney Crosby [High Gloss] #138 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Sidney Crosby [High Gloss] #138 sell for $248, only $0.00 above the $336 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($225) 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): $336
Grade 9.5: $248
PSA 9: $225
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sidney Crosby [High Gloss] #138: 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	$248	−$113	−$138	−$238
PSA 9	$225	−$135	−$160	−$260

Net = sale price − $336 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?

Sidney Crosby [High Gloss] #138: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$231	−$155
50%	$237	−$149
75%	$242	−$143

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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Sidney Crosby [High Gloss] #138 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$248
9	$225
7	$111

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