Is Stephen Curry #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Stephen Curry #5 sell for $15.00, only $7.05 above the $7.95 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.34) 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): $7.95
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $13.34
Gem premium: 1.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Stephen Curry #5: 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	$15.00	−$17.95	−$42.95	−$143
PSA 9	$13.34	−$19.61	−$44.61	−$145
PSA 8	$11.80	−$21.15	−$46.15	−$146

Net = sale price − $7.95 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?

Stephen Curry #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$13.75	−$44.20
50%	$14.17	−$43.78
75%	$14.59	−$43.37

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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Stephen Curry #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$13.34
8	$11.80

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