Is Oscar Piastri [Orange Red Refractor] #42 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Oscar Piastri [Orange Red Refractor] #42 sell for $11.00, only $8.69 above the $2.31 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.00) 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): $2.31
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.00
Gem premium: 4.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Oscar Piastri [Orange Red Refractor] #42: 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	$11.00	−$16.31	−$41.31	−$141
PSA 9	$10.00	−$17.31	−$42.31	−$142

Net = sale price − $2.31 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?

Oscar Piastri [Orange Red Refractor] #42: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.25	−$42.06
50%	$10.50	−$41.81
75%	$10.75	−$41.56

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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Oscar Piastri [Orange Red Refractor] #42 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.00

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