Is Caleb Williams [Gold] #21 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Caleb Williams [Gold] #21 sell for $9,020, only $0.00 above the $11,099 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8,200) 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): $11,099
Grade 9.5: $9,020
PSA 9: $8,200
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Caleb Williams [Gold] #21: 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	$9,020	−$2,104	−$2,129	−$2,229
PSA 9	$8,200	−$2,924	−$2,949	−$3,049

Net = sale price − $11,099 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?

Caleb Williams [Gold] #21: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8,405	−$2,744
50%	$8,610	−$2,539
75%	$8,815	−$2,334

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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Caleb Williams [Gold] #21 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9,020
9	$8,200

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