Is Chewbacca [Refractor] #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Chewbacca [Refractor] #5 sell for $13.00, only $11.14 above the $1.86 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.00) 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): $1.86
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $12.00
Gem premium: 7.0×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chewbacca [Refractor] #5: 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	$13.00	−$13.86	−$38.86	−$139
PSA 9	$12.00	−$14.86	−$39.86	−$140
PSA 8	$10.50	−$16.36	−$41.36	−$141

Net = sale price − $1.86 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?

Chewbacca [Refractor] #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.25	−$39.61
50%	$12.50	−$39.36
75%	$12.75	−$39.11

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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Chewbacca [Refractor] #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$12.00
8	$10.50

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