Is Stephen Zimmerman [Silver Prizm] #148 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Stephen Zimmerman [Silver Prizm] #148 sell for $7.00, only $5.94 above the $1.06 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($6.36) 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): $1.06
Grade 9.5: $7.00
PSA 9: $6.36
Gem premium: 6.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Stephen Zimmerman [Silver Prizm] #148: 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	$7.00	−$19.06	−$44.06	−$144
PSA 9	$6.36	−$19.70	−$44.70	−$145

Net = sale price − $1.06 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?

Stephen Zimmerman [Silver Prizm] #148: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$6.52	−$44.54
50%	$6.68	−$44.38
75%	$6.84	−$44.22

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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Stephen Zimmerman [Silver Prizm] #148 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$7.00
9	$6.36

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