Is Connor Zary [Violet Pixels] #R-CZ worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Connor Zary [Violet Pixels] #R-CZ sell for $36.00, only $11.17 above the $24.83 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($33.06) 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): $24.83
Grade 9.5: $36.00
PSA 9: $33.06
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Connor Zary [Violet Pixels] #R-CZ: 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	$36.00	−$13.83	−$38.83	−$139
PSA 9	$33.06	−$16.77	−$41.77	−$142

Net = sale price − $24.83 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?

Connor Zary [Violet Pixels] #R-CZ: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$33.80	−$41.03
50%	$34.53	−$40.30
75%	$35.27	−$39.56

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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Connor Zary [Violet Pixels] #R-CZ graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$36.00
9	$33.06

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