Is Maurice Stovall [Autograph] #183 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Maurice Stovall [Autograph] #183 sell for $13.00, only $9.35 above the $3.65 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.75) 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): $3.65
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $11.75
Gem premium: 3.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Maurice Stovall [Autograph] #183: 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	$13.00	−$15.65	−$40.65	−$141
PSA 9	$11.75	−$16.90	−$41.90	−$142

Net = sale price − $3.65 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?

Maurice Stovall [Autograph] #183: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.06	−$41.59
50%	$12.38	−$41.27
75%	$12.69	−$40.96

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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Maurice Stovall [Autograph] #183 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$11.75

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