Is Dark Magician [Misprint] LOB-005 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 8 copies of Dark Magician [Misprint] LOB-005 sell for $24.99, only $1.99 above the $23.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $23.00
Grade 8: $24.99
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 13, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dark Magician [Misprint] LOB-005: 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 8	$24.99	−$23.01	−$48.01	−$148
PSA 8	$24.99	−$23.01	−$48.01	−$148

Net = sale price − $23.00 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

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Dark Magician [Misprint] LOB-005 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
8	$24.99

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