Is Bryant McFadden [Refractor] #238 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Bryant McFadden [Refractor] #238 sell for $1.30, only $0.00 above the $2.57 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1.30) 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): $2.57
Grade 9: $1.30
PSA 9: $1.30
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bryant McFadden [Refractor] #238: 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	$1.30	−$26.27	−$51.27	−$151
PSA 9	$1.30	−$26.27	−$51.27	−$151

Net = sale price − $2.57 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?

Bryant McFadden [Refractor] #238: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1.30	−$51.27
50%	$1.30	−$51.27
75%	$1.30	−$51.27

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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Bryant McFadden [Refractor] #238 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1.00
9	$1.30

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