Is Luisangel Acuna [Black] #BA-26 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Luisangel Acuna [Black] #BA-26 sell for $259, only $0.00 above the $325 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($235) 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): $325
Grade 9.5: $259
PSA 9: $235
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luisangel Acuna [Black] #BA-26: 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	$259	−$91.00	−$116	−$216
PSA 9	$235	−$115	−$140	−$240

Net = sale price − $325 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?

Luisangel Acuna [Black] #BA-26: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$241	−$134
50%	$247	−$128
75%	$253	−$122

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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Luisangel Acuna [Black] #BA-26 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$259
9	$235

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