Is Tom Brady [Blue] #71 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tom Brady [Blue] #71 sell for $32.00, only $2.67 above the $29.33 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.16) 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): $29.33
Grade 9.5: $32.00
PSA 9: $29.16
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tom Brady [Blue] #71: 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	$32.00	−$22.33	−$47.33	−$147
PSA 9	$29.16	−$25.17	−$50.17	−$150

Net = sale price − $29.33 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?

Tom Brady [Blue] #71: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$29.87	−$49.46
50%	$30.58	−$48.75
75%	$31.29	−$48.04

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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Tom Brady [Blue] #71 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$32.00
9	$29.16

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