Is Dennis Smith Jr. #156 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dennis Smith Jr. #156 sell for $2.00, only $0.19 above the $1.81 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1.49) 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): $1.81
Grade 9.5: $2.00
PSA 9: $1.49
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dennis Smith Jr. #156: 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	$2.00	−$24.81	−$49.81	−$150
PSA 9	$1.49	−$25.32	−$50.32	−$150

Net = sale price − $1.81 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?

Dennis Smith Jr. #156: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1.62	−$50.19
50%	$1.75	−$50.06
75%	$1.87	−$49.94

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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Dennis Smith Jr. #156 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2.00
9	$1.49

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