Is Bobby McMann [Violet Pixels] #R-BM worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Bobby McMann [Violet Pixels] #R-BM sell for $21.00, only $0.22 above the $20.78 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($19.18) 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): $20.78
Grade 9.5: $21.00
PSA 9: $19.18
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bobby McMann [Violet Pixels] #R-BM: 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	$21.00	−$24.78	−$49.78	−$150
PSA 9	$19.18	−$26.60	−$51.60	−$152

Net = sale price − $20.78 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?

Bobby McMann [Violet Pixels] #R-BM: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$19.63	−$51.15
50%	$20.09	−$50.69
75%	$20.55	−$50.23

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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Bobby McMann [Violet Pixels] #R-BM graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$21.00
9	$19.18

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