Is Luke Ridnour #63 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Luke Ridnour #63 sell for $9.00, only $1.82 above the $7.18 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.51) 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): $7.18
Grade 9.5: $9.00
PSA 9: $8.51
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luke Ridnour #63: 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	$9.00	−$23.18	−$48.18	−$148
PSA 9	$8.51	−$23.67	−$48.67	−$149

Net = sale price − $7.18 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?

Luke Ridnour #63: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8.63	−$48.55
50%	$8.75	−$48.42
75%	$8.88	−$48.30

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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Luke Ridnour #63 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9.00
9	$8.51

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