Is Larry Hughes #319 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Larry Hughes #319 sell for $11.00, only $9.50 above the $1.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.87) 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): $1.50
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.87
Gem premium: 7.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Larry Hughes #319: 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	$11.00	−$15.50	−$40.50	−$141
PSA 9	$9.87	−$16.63	−$41.63	−$142
PSA 8	$1.60	−$24.90	−$49.90	−$150

Net = sale price − $1.50 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?

Larry Hughes #319: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.15	−$41.35
50%	$10.43	−$41.06
75%	$10.72	−$40.78

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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Larry Hughes #319 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.87
8	$1.60

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