Is Michael Oher [Gold] #342 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Michael Oher [Gold] #342 sell for $18.00, only $14.20 above the $3.80 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($16.50) 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): $3.80
Grade 9.5: $18.00
PSA 9: $16.50
Gem premium: 4.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Michael Oher [Gold] #342: 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	$18.00	−$10.80	−$35.80	−$136
PSA 9	$16.50	−$12.30	−$37.30	−$137

Net = sale price − $3.80 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?

Michael Oher [Gold] #342: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.88	−$36.92
50%	$17.25	−$36.55
75%	$17.63	−$36.17

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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Michael Oher [Gold] #342 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$18.00
9	$16.50

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