Ungraded vs Grade 9 Balefire Dragon [Borderless Foil] #697: price difference
Balefire Dragon [Borderless Foil] #697 value — Ungraded $34 vs Grade 9 $55. Grade 9 sells for 1.62× Ungraded (+62%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 9 sells for 1.62× (+62%) the Ungraded price — a $21 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Balefire Dragon [Borderless Foil] #697, the jump from Ungraded to Grade 9 is worth $21 (1.62×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).