Is Kerry Kittles [Refractor] #R8 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kerry Kittles [Refractor] #R8 sell for $8.00, only $4.09 above the $3.91 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.50) 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): $3.91
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.50
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kerry Kittles [Refractor] #R8: 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	$8.00	−$20.91	−$45.91	−$146
PSA 9	$7.50	−$21.41	−$46.41	−$146
PSA 8	$3.25	−$25.66	−$50.66	−$151

Net = sale price − $3.91 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?

Kerry Kittles [Refractor] #R8: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.63	−$46.28
50%	$7.75	−$46.16
75%	$7.88	−$46.03

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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Kerry Kittles [Refractor] #R8 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.50
8	$3.25

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