Is Pooh Richardson #33 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Pooh Richardson #33 sell for $14.00, only $12.29 above the $1.71 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.43) 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): $1.71
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.43
Gem premium: 8.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Pooh Richardson #33: 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	$14.00	−$12.71	−$37.71	−$138
PSA 9	$12.43	−$14.28	−$39.28	−$139
PSA 8	$5.99	−$20.72	−$45.72	−$146

Net = sale price − $1.71 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?

Pooh Richardson #33: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.82	−$38.89
50%	$13.21	−$38.50
75%	$13.61	−$38.10

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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Pooh Richardson #33 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.43
8	$5.99

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