Is Blake Griffin [Autograph] #55 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Blake Griffin [Autograph] #55 sell for $46.00, only $22.75 above the $23.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($42.00) 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): $23.25
Grade 9.5: $46.00
PSA 9: $42.00
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Blake Griffin [Autograph] #55: 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	$46.00	−$2.25	−$27.25	−$127
PSA 9	$42.00	−$6.25	−$31.25	−$131

Net = sale price − $23.25 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?

Blake Griffin [Autograph] #55: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$43.00	−$30.25
50%	$44.00	−$29.25
75%	$45.00	−$28.25

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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Blake Griffin [Autograph] #55 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$46.00
9	$42.00

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