Is Jaylen Brown [Pink] #3 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Jaylen Brown [Pink] #3 sells for $223 against $102 raw: a $121 spread, 2.2× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($202) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $102
Grade 9.5: $223
PSA 9: $202
Gem premium: 2.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jaylen Brown [Pink] #3: 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	$223	+$96.38	+$71.38	−$28.62
PSA 9	$202	+$75.87	+$50.87	−$49.13

Net = sale price − $102 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?

Jaylen Brown [Pink] #3: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$208	+$56.00
50%	$213	+$61.13
75%	$218	+$66.25

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Jaylen Brown [Pink] #3 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$223
9	$202

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