Is Cris Carter #52 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Cris Carter #52 sell for $6.00, only $4.60 above the $1.40 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($5.50) 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): $1.40
Grade 9.5: $6.00
PSA 9: $5.50
Gem premium: 4.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cris Carter #52: 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	$6.00	−$20.40	−$45.40	−$145
PSA 9	$5.50	−$20.90	−$45.90	−$146
PSA 8	$1.99	−$24.41	−$49.41	−$149

Net = sale price − $1.40 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?

Cris Carter #52: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$5.63	−$45.77
50%	$5.75	−$45.65
75%	$5.88	−$45.52

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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Cris Carter #52 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$6.00
9	$5.50
8	$1.99

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