Is Kerry Kittles [Credentials] #45 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kerry Kittles [Credentials] #45 sell for $103, only $8.98 above the $94.02 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($93.88) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $94.02
Grade 9.5: $103
PSA 9: $93.88
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kerry Kittles [Credentials] #45: 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	$103	−$16.02	−$41.02	−$141
PSA 9	$93.88	−$25.14	−$50.14	−$150

Net = sale price − $94.02 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 [Credentials] #45: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$96.16	−$47.86
50%	$98.44	−$45.58
75%	$101	−$43.30

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 [Credentials] #45 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$103
9	$93.88
7	$95.24

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