Is Hulk [Orange] #SS-3 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Hulk [Orange] #SS-3 sell for $342, only $4.50 above the $338 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($311) 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): $338
Grade 9.5: $342
PSA 9: $311
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Hulk [Orange] #SS-3: 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	$342	−$20.50	−$45.50	−$146
PSA 9	$311	−$51.25	−$76.25	−$176

Net = sale price − $338 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?

Hulk [Orange] #SS-3: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$319	−$68.56
50%	$327	−$60.88
75%	$334	−$53.19

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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Hulk [Orange] #SS-3 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$342
9	$311

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