Is Drake Maye [Cracked Ice] #70 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Drake Maye [Cracked Ice] #70 sells for $2,200 against $1,502 raw: a $698 spread, 1.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($2,000) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $1,502
Grade 9.5: $2,200
PSA 9: $2,000
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Drake Maye [Cracked Ice] #70: 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	$2,200	+$673	+$648	+$548
PSA 9	$2,000	+$473	+$448	+$348
PSA 8	$900	−$627	−$652	−$752

Net = sale price − $1,502 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?

Drake Maye [Cracked Ice] #70: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,050	+$498
50%	$2,100	+$548
75%	$2,150	+$598

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Drake Maye [Cracked Ice] #70 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,200
9	$2,000
8	$900

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