Is Matvei Michkov [Orange Checkers] #264 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Matvei Michkov [Orange Checkers] #264 sell for $249, only $0.00 above the $300 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($226) 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): $300
Grade 9.5: $249
PSA 9: $226
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Matvei Michkov [Orange Checkers] #264: 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	$249	−$75.95	−$101	−$201
PSA 9	$226	−$98.71	−$124	−$224

Net = sale price − $300 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?

Matvei Michkov [Orange Checkers] #264: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$232	−$118
50%	$238	−$112
75%	$243	−$107

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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Matvei Michkov [Orange Checkers] #264 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$249
9	$226

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