Is J.J. McCarthy [No Huddle] #8 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of J.J. McCarthy [No Huddle] #8 sell for $24.00, only $20.00 above the $4.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.25) 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): $4.00
Grade 9.5: $24.00
PSA 9: $22.25
Gem premium: 6.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

J.J. McCarthy [No Huddle] #8: 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	$24.00	−$5.00	−$30.00	−$130
PSA 9	$22.25	−$6.75	−$31.75	−$132

Net = sale price − $4.00 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?

J.J. McCarthy [No Huddle] #8: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.69	−$31.31
50%	$23.13	−$30.88
75%	$23.56	−$30.44

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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J.J. McCarthy [No Huddle] #8 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$24.00
9	$22.25

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