Is Bishop [Seismic Gold] #185 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Bishop [Seismic Gold] #185 sell for $168, only $12.59 above the $155 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($153) 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): $155
Grade 9.5: $168
PSA 9: $153
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bishop [Seismic Gold] #185: 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	$168	−$12.41	−$37.41	−$137
PSA 9	$153	−$27.66	−$52.66	−$153

Net = sale price − $155 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?

Bishop [Seismic Gold] #185: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$157	−$48.85
50%	$160	−$45.03
75%	$164	−$41.22

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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Bishop [Seismic Gold] #185 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$168
9	$153

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