Is Matt Wallner [Black & White] #197 worth grading?

Baseball · Baseball Cards 2023 Stadium Club · full price guide →

Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Matt Wallner [Black & White] #197 sell for $5.00, only $0.00 above the $9.95 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.75) 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): $9.95
Grade 9.5: $5.00
PSA 9: $4.75
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Matt Wallner [Black & White] #197: 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	$5.00	−$29.95	−$54.95	−$155
PSA 9	$4.75	−$30.20	−$55.20	−$155

Net = sale price − $9.95 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?

Matt Wallner [Black & White] #197: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.81	−$55.14
50%	$4.88	−$55.08
75%	$4.94	−$55.01

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Full grade ladder

Raw conditions & history →

Matt Wallner [Black & White] #197 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$5.00
9	$4.75

Run your own numbers

Should I pay this?

Asking priceGrading fee

Enter the seller’s asking price to see your net outcome per grade.

Other 2023 Stadium Club cards worth checking

Full set checklist →

Shohei Ohtani #136

Raw $2.50PSA 10 $109

Shohei Ohtani [Chrome Gold Minted] #136

Raw $355PSA 10 $1,541

Shohei Ohtani [SP Variation] #136

Raw $322PSA 10 $1,104

$Shohei Ohtani [Chrome Refractor] #136 2023 Stadium Club card$

Shohei Ohtani [Chrome Refractor] #136