Is Tommy Kramer #71 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tommy Kramer #71 sell for $9.00, only $7.43 above the $1.57 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.50) 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): $1.57
Grade 9.5: $9.00
PSA 9: $8.50
Gem premium: 5.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tommy Kramer #71: 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	$9.00	−$17.57	−$42.57	−$143
PSA 9	$8.50	−$18.07	−$43.07	−$143

Net = sale price − $1.57 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?

Tommy Kramer #71: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$8.63	−$42.95
50%	$8.75	−$42.82
75%	$8.88	−$42.70

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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Tommy Kramer #71 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9.00
9	$8.50

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