Is Mercy Miller [Purple Wave] #4 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Mercy Miller [Purple Wave] #4 sell for $4.00, only $2.75 above the $1.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.38) 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): $1.25
Grade 9.5: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.38
Gem premium: 3.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mercy Miller [Purple Wave] #4: 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	$4.00	−$22.25	−$47.25	−$147
PSA 9	$3.38	−$22.87	−$47.87	−$148

Net = sale price − $1.25 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?

Mercy Miller [Purple Wave] #4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.54	−$47.72
50%	$3.69	−$47.56
75%	$3.84	−$47.41

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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Mercy Miller [Purple Wave] #4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.38

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