Is Jose Altuve #774 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jose Altuve #774 sell for $19.00, only $14.50 above the $4.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($17.20) 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): $4.50
Grade 9.5: $19.00
PSA 9: $17.20
Gem premium: 4.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jose Altuve #774: 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	$19.00	−$10.50	−$35.50	−$136
PSA 9	$17.20	−$12.30	−$37.30	−$137

Net = sale price − $4.50 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?

Jose Altuve #774: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$17.65	−$36.85
50%	$18.10	−$36.40
75%	$18.55	−$35.95

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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Jose Altuve #774 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$19.00
9	$17.20

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