Is Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 5.1× premium in Grade 9.5

A Grade 9.5 Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 sells for $159 against $30.80 raw: a $128 spread, 5.1× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($29.99) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $30.80
Grade 9.5: $159
PSA 9: $29.99
Gem premium: 5.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Brandon Ingram [Red] #1: 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	$159	+$103	+$77.80	−$22.20
PSA 9	$29.99	−$25.81	−$50.81	−$151

Net = sale price − $30.80 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?

Brandon Ingram [Red] #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$62.14	−$18.66
50%	$94.30	+$13.50
75%	$126	+$45.65

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 40%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$159
9	$29.99

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Grading Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 — FAQ

Is Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Brandon Ingram [Red] #1 breaks even when it gems about 40% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $29.99).

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