Is Bam Adebayo [Holo] #187 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Bam Adebayo [Holo] #187 sell for $109, only $0.00 above the $128 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($98.96) 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): $128
Grade 9.5: $109
PSA 9: $98.96
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bam Adebayo [Holo] #187: 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	$109	−$44.37	−$69.37	−$169
PSA 9	$98.96	−$54.41	−$79.41	−$179

Net = sale price − $128 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?

Bam Adebayo [Holo] #187: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$101	−$76.90
50%	$104	−$74.39
75%	$106	−$71.88

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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Bam Adebayo [Holo] #187 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$109
9	$98.96

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