Is Shohei Ohtani [Yellow Crackle] #500 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shohei Ohtani [Yellow Crackle] #500 sell for $557, only $0.00 above the $752 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($507) 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): $752
Grade 9.5: $557
PSA 9: $507
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shohei Ohtani [Yellow Crackle] #500: 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	$557	−$220	−$245	−$345
PSA 9	$507	−$271	−$296	−$396

Net = sale price − $752 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?

Shohei Ohtani [Yellow Crackle] #500: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$519	−$283
50%	$532	−$270
75%	$544	−$258

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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Shohei Ohtani [Yellow Crackle] #500 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$557
9	$507

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