Is Carnage [Gold Foil Signature] #20 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Carnage [Gold Foil Signature] #20 sell for $29.99, only $23.40 above the $6.59 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.00) 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): $6.59
Grade 9.5: $29.99
PSA 9: $29.00
Gem premium: 4.6×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Carnage [Gold Foil Signature] #20: 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	$29.99	−$1.60	−$26.60	−$127
PSA 9	$29.00	−$2.59	−$27.59	−$128
PSA 8	$7.35	−$24.24	−$49.24	−$149

Net = sale price − $6.59 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 [Gold Foil Signature] #20: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$29.25	−$27.34
50%	$29.49	−$27.10
75%	$29.74	−$26.85

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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Raw conditions & history →

Carnage [Gold Foil Signature] #20 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$29.99
9	$29.00
8	$7.35
7	$6.00

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