Is 2-1B #84 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of 2-1B #84 sell for $27.00, only $4.74 above the $22.26 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($24.72) 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): $22.26
Grade 9.5: $27.00
PSA 9: $24.72
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Oct 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

2-1B #84: 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	−$20.26	−$45.26	−$145
PSA 9	$24.72	−$22.54	−$47.54	−$148

Net = sale price − $22.26 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?

2-1B #84: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.29	−$46.97
50%	$25.86	−$46.40
75%	$26.43	−$45.83

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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2-1B #84 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$27.00
9	$24.72

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