Is Simone Pafundi [Orange] #232 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Simone Pafundi [Orange] #232 sell for $12.00, only $9.58 above the $2.42 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.50) 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): $2.42
Grade 9.5: $12.00
PSA 9: $10.50
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Simone Pafundi [Orange] #232: 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	$12.00	−$15.42	−$40.42	−$140
PSA 9	$10.50	−$16.92	−$41.92	−$142

Net = sale price − $2.42 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?

Simone Pafundi [Orange] #232: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.88	−$41.55
50%	$11.25	−$41.17
75%	$11.63	−$40.80

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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Simone Pafundi [Orange] #232 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$12.00
9	$10.50

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