Is Shohei Ohtani [Green] #M-30 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shohei Ohtani [Green] #M-30 sell for $257, only $0.00 above the $470 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($234) 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): $470
Grade 9.5: $257
PSA 9: $234
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shohei Ohtani [Green] #M-30: 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	$257	−$238	−$263	−$363
PSA 9	$234	−$261	−$286	−$386
PSA 8	$213	−$283	−$308	−$408

Net = sale price − $470 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?

Shohei Ohtani [Green] #M-30: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$240	−$281
50%	$246	−$275
75%	$251	−$269

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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Shohei Ohtani [Green] #M-30 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$257
9	$234
8	$213
7	$120

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