Is Giannis Antetokounmpo [Blue] #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Giannis Antetokounmpo [Blue] #5 sell for $65.00, only $0.00 above the $300 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($58.88) 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): $300
Grade 9.5: $65.00
PSA 9: $58.88
Gem premium: 0.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Giannis Antetokounmpo [Blue] #5: 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	$65.00	−$260	−$285	−$385
PSA 9	$58.88	−$266	−$291	−$391
PSA 8	$17.00	−$308	−$333	−$433

Net = sale price − $300 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?

Giannis Antetokounmpo [Blue] #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$60.41	−$290
50%	$61.94	−$288
75%	$63.47	−$287

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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Giannis Antetokounmpo [Blue] #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$65.00
9	$58.88
8	$17.00

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