Is Zach LaVine [Red] #154 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Zach LaVine [Red] #154 sell for $15.69, only $11.70 above the $3.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.57) 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): $3.99
Grade 9.5: $15.69
PSA 9: $10.57
Gem premium: 3.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Zach LaVine [Red] #154: 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	$15.69	−$13.30	−$38.30	−$138
PSA 9	$10.57	−$18.42	−$43.42	−$143

Net = sale price − $3.99 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?

Zach LaVine [Red] #154: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.85	−$42.14
50%	$13.13	−$40.86
75%	$14.41	−$39.58

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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Zach LaVine [Red] #154 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.69
9	$10.57

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