Is Josh Jackson [Lime Green] #4 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Josh Jackson [Lime Green] #4 sell for $24.00, only $23.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($21.50) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $24.00
PSA 9: $21.50
Gem premium: 24×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Josh Jackson [Lime Green] #4: 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	$24.00	−$1.99	−$26.99	−$127
PSA 9	$21.50	−$4.49	−$29.49	−$129

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Josh Jackson [Lime Green] #4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.13	−$28.86
50%	$22.75	−$28.24
75%	$23.38	−$27.61

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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Josh Jackson [Lime Green] #4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$24.00
9	$21.50

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