Is Michael Vick #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Michael Vick #1 sell for $19.00, only $17.50 above the $1.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($17.12) 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): $1.50
Grade 9.5: $19.00
PSA 9: $17.12
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Michael Vick #1: 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	$19.00	−$7.50	−$32.50	−$133
PSA 9	$17.12	−$9.38	−$34.38	−$134

Net = sale price − $1.50 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?

Michael Vick #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$17.59	−$33.91
50%	$18.06	−$33.44
75%	$18.53	−$32.97

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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Michael Vick #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$19.00
9	$17.12

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