Is Thor #R-6 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Thor #R-6 sells for $110 against $4.49 raw: a $106 spread, 24× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($100) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $4.49
Grade 9.5: $110
PSA 9: $100
Gem premium: 24×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Thor #R-6: 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	$110	+$80.51	+$55.51	−$44.49
PSA 9	$100	+$70.51	+$45.51	−$54.49
PSA 8	$71.00	+$41.51	+$16.51	−$83.49

Net = sale price − $4.49 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?

Thor #R-6: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$103	+$48.01
50%	$105	+$50.51
75%	$108	+$53.01

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Thor #R-6 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$110
9	$100
8	$71.00

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