Is Rajon Rondo [Green Refractor] #160 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Rajon Rondo [Green Refractor] #160 sells for $178 against $35.00 raw: a $143 spread, 5.1× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($162) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $35.00
Grade 9.5: $178
PSA 9: $162
Gem premium: 5.1×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rajon Rondo [Green Refractor] #160: 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	$178	+$118	+$93.00	−$7.00
PSA 9	$162	+$102	+$76.86	−$23.14

Net = sale price − $35.00 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?

Rajon Rondo [Green Refractor] #160: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$166	+$80.90
50%	$170	+$84.93
75%	$174	+$88.97

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Rajon Rondo [Green Refractor] #160 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$178
9	$162

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