Is Amen Thompson [Red International] #2 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Amen Thompson [Red International] #2 sell for $18.00, only $6.57 above the $11.43 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.05) 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): $11.43
Grade 9.5: $18.00
PSA 9: $16.05
Gem premium: 1.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Amen Thompson [Red International] #2: 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	$18.00	−$18.43	−$43.43	−$143
PSA 9	$16.05	−$20.38	−$45.38	−$145

Net = sale price − $11.43 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?

Amen Thompson [Red International] #2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.54	−$44.89
50%	$17.02	−$44.41
75%	$17.51	−$43.92

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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Amen Thompson [Red International] #2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$18.00
9	$16.05

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