Is Miraidon ex worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 9 copies of Miraidon ex sell for $16.10, only $11.78 above the $4.32 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.10) 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): $4.32
PSA 9: $16.10
PSA 9: $16.10
Gem premium: 3.7×
As of: Aug 10, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Miraidon ex: 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 — PSA 9	$16.10	−$13.22	−$38.22	−$138
PSA 9	$16.10	−$13.22	−$38.22	−$138
PSA 8	$10.00	−$19.32	−$44.32	−$144

Net = sale price − $4.32 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?

Miraidon ex: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.10	−$38.22
50%	$16.10	−$38.22
75%	$16.10	−$38.22

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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Miraidon ex graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA
9	$16.10
8	$10.00

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