Is Damian Lillard [Purple] #37 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Damian Lillard [Purple] #37 sell for $33.00, only $17.34 above the $15.66 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.99) 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): $15.66
Grade 9.5: $33.00
PSA 9: $29.99
Gem premium: 2.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Damian Lillard [Purple] #37: 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	$33.00	−$7.66	−$32.66	−$133
PSA 9	$29.99	−$10.67	−$35.67	−$136

Net = sale price − $15.66 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?

Damian Lillard [Purple] #37: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.74	−$34.92
50%	$31.49	−$34.17
75%	$32.25	−$33.41

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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Damian Lillard [Purple] #37 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$33.00
9	$29.99

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