Is Scarecrow [Gold Foil Signature] #104 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Scarecrow [Gold Foil Signature] #104 sell for $27.00, only $24.76 above the $2.24 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($24.87) 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): $2.24
Grade 9.5: $27.00
PSA 9: $24.87
Gem premium: 12×
As of: Sep 27, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Scarecrow [Gold Foil Signature] #104: 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	$27.00	−$0.24	−$25.24	−$125
PSA 9	$24.87	−$2.37	−$27.37	−$127

Net = sale price − $2.24 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?

Scarecrow [Gold Foil Signature] #104: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.40	−$26.84
50%	$25.94	−$26.30
75%	$26.47	−$25.77

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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Scarecrow [Gold Foil Signature] #104 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$27.00
9	$24.87

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