Is Han Solo [Wave Refractor] #4 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Han Solo [Wave Refractor] #4 sell for $42.00, only $18.20 above the $23.80 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($38.34) 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): $23.80
Grade 9.5: $42.00
PSA 9: $38.34
Gem premium: 1.8×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Han Solo [Wave Refractor] #4: 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	$42.00	−$6.80	−$31.80	−$132
PSA 9	$38.34	−$10.46	−$35.46	−$135

Net = sale price − $23.80 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?

Han Solo [Wave Refractor] #4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$39.26	−$34.55
50%	$40.17	−$33.63
75%	$41.09	−$32.72

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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Han Solo [Wave Refractor] #4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$42.00
9	$38.34

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