Is Ronald Acuna Jr. [Orange] #HSA-RA worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Ronald Acuna Jr. [Orange] #HSA-RA sell for $154, only $0.00 above the $172 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($140) 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): $172
Grade 9.5: $154
PSA 9: $140
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ronald Acuna Jr. [Orange] #HSA-RA: 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	$154	−$42.75	−$67.75	−$168
PSA 9	$140	−$56.75	−$81.75	−$182

Net = sale price − $172 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?

Ronald Acuna Jr. [Orange] #HSA-RA: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$144	−$78.25
50%	$147	−$74.75
75%	$151	−$71.25

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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Ronald Acuna Jr. [Orange] #HSA-RA graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$154
9	$140

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