Is LeBron James [Saturn] #PPSA-2 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of LeBron James [Saturn] #PPSA-2 sell for $2,805, only $0.00 above the $2,813 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2,550) 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): $2,813
Grade 9.5: $2,805
PSA 9: $2,550
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LeBron James [Saturn] #PPSA-2: 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	$2,805	−$32.50	−$57.50	−$158
PSA 9	$2,550	−$288	−$313	−$413

Net = sale price − $2,813 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?

LeBron James [Saturn] #PPSA-2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,614	−$249
50%	$2,678	−$185
75%	$2,741	−$121

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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LeBron James [Saturn] #PPSA-2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,805
9	$2,550

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