Is LeBron James [Red Diamante] #150 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of LeBron James [Red Diamante] #150 sell for $755, only $0.00 above the $1,575 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($686) 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): $1,575
Grade 9.5: $755
PSA 9: $686
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LeBron James [Red Diamante] #150: 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	$755	−$845	−$870	−$970
PSA 9	$686	−$914	−$939	−$1,039

Net = sale price − $1,575 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?

LeBron James [Red Diamante] #150: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$703	−$922
50%	$721	−$905
75%	$738	−$887

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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LeBron James [Red Diamante] #150 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$755
9	$686

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