Is Shonn Greene [Autograph] #121 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shonn Greene [Autograph] #121 sell for $12.00, only $7.72 above the $4.28 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.11) 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): $4.28
Grade 9.5: $12.00
PSA 9: $11.11
Gem premium: 2.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shonn Greene [Autograph] #121: 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	$12.00	−$17.28	−$42.28	−$142
PSA 9	$11.11	−$18.17	−$43.17	−$143

Net = sale price − $4.28 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?

Shonn Greene [Autograph] #121: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.33	−$42.95
50%	$11.55	−$42.73
75%	$11.78	−$42.50

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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Shonn Greene [Autograph] #121 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$12.00
9	$11.11

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