Is Sealed Pack worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Sealed Pack sells for $147 against $20.17 raw: a $127 spread, 7.3× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($134) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $20.17
Grade 9.5: $147
PSA 9: $134
Gem premium: 7.3×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sealed Pack: 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	$147	+$102	+$76.83	−$23.17
PSA 9	$134	+$88.83	+$63.83	−$36.17
PSA 8	$100	+$54.83	+$29.83	−$70.17

Net = sale price − $20.17 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?

Sealed Pack: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$137	+$67.08
50%	$141	+$70.33
75%	$144	+$73.58

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Sealed Pack graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$147
9	$134
8	$100

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