Is Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #73 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #73 sells for $776 against $200 raw: a $576 spread, 3.9× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($705) 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): $200
Grade 9.5: $776
PSA 9: $705
Gem premium: 3.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #73: 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	$776	+$551	+$526	+$426
PSA 9	$705	+$480	+$455	+$355

Net = sale price − $200 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?

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #73: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$723	+$473
50%	$741	+$491
75%	$758	+$508

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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Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #73 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$776
9	$705

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