Is Franz Wagner [Black Gold] #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Franz Wagner [Black Gold] #1 sell for $164, only $17.50 above the $147 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($149) 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): $147
Grade 9.5: $164
PSA 9: $149
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Franz Wagner [Black Gold] #1: 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	$164	−$7.50	−$32.50	−$133
PSA 9	$149	−$22.50	−$47.50	−$148

Net = sale price − $147 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?

Franz Wagner [Black Gold] #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$153	−$43.75
50%	$157	−$40.00
75%	$160	−$36.25

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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Franz Wagner [Black Gold] #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$164
9	$149

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