Is Jerry West #255 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jerry West #255 sell for $8.00, only $5.51 above the $2.49 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.21) 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): $2.49
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.21
Gem premium: 3.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jerry West #255: 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	$8.00	−$19.49	−$44.49	−$144
PSA 9	$7.21	−$20.28	−$45.28	−$145

Net = sale price − $2.49 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?

Jerry West #255: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.41	−$45.08
50%	$7.61	−$44.88
75%	$7.80	−$44.69

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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Jerry West #255 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.21

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