Is Steve Atwater [1000 Stripe] #6 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Steve Atwater [1000 Stripe] #6 sell for $98.00, only $9.50 above the $88.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($89.00) 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): $88.50
Grade 9.5: $98.00
PSA 9: $89.00
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Steve Atwater [1000 Stripe] #6: 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	$98.00	−$15.50	−$40.50	−$141
PSA 9	$89.00	−$24.50	−$49.50	−$150

Net = sale price − $88.50 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?

Steve Atwater [1000 Stripe] #6: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$91.25	−$47.25
50%	$93.50	−$45.00
75%	$95.75	−$42.75

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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Steve Atwater [1000 Stripe] #6 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$98.00
9	$89.00

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