Is Carnage #29 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Carnage #29 sell for $7.00, only $5.02 above the $1.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($6.01) 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): $1.98
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $6.01
Gem premium: 3.5×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Carnage #29: 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	$7.00	−$19.98	−$44.98	−$145
PSA 9	$6.01	−$20.97	−$45.97	−$146

Net = sale price − $1.98 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?

Carnage #29: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.26	−$45.72
50%	$6.50	−$45.48
75%	$6.75	−$45.23

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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Carnage #29 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$6.01

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