Is Black Cat #40 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Black Cat #40 sell for $27.00, only $22.87 above the $4.13 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($24.95) 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): $4.13
Grade 9.5: $27.00
PSA 9: $24.95
Gem premium: 6.5×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Black Cat #40: 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	−$2.13	−$27.13	−$127
PSA 9	$24.95	−$4.18	−$29.18	−$129

Net = sale price − $4.13 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?

Black Cat #40: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.46	−$28.67
50%	$25.98	−$28.15
75%	$26.49	−$27.64

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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Black Cat #40 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$27.00
9	$24.95

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