Is Drake Maye [Gold] #22 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Drake Maye [Gold] #22 sells for $1,210 against $570 raw: a $640 spread, 2.1× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($1,100) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $570
Grade 9.5: $1,210
PSA 9: $1,100
Gem premium: 2.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Drake Maye [Gold] #22: 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	$1,210	+$615	+$590	+$490
PSA 9	$1,100	+$505	+$480	+$380

Net = sale price − $570 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?

Drake Maye [Gold] #22: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,128	+$508
50%	$1,155	+$535
75%	$1,183	+$563

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Drake Maye [Gold] #22 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,210
9	$1,100

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