Is Felix Jones #143 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Felix Jones #143 sell for $19.00, only $17.66 above the $1.34 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.84) 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): $1.34
Grade 9.5: $19.00
PSA 9: $16.84
Gem premium: 14×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Felix Jones #143: 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	$19.00	−$7.34	−$32.34	−$132
PSA 9	$16.84	−$9.50	−$34.50	−$135

Net = sale price − $1.34 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?

Felix Jones #143: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$17.38	−$33.96
50%	$17.92	−$33.42
75%	$18.46	−$32.88

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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Felix Jones #143 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$19.00
9	$16.84

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