Is Dansby Swanson [White Jersey Purple] #87 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dansby Swanson [White Jersey Purple] #87 sell for $16.00, only $10.51 above the $5.49 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($14.88) 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): $5.49
Grade 9.5: $16.00
PSA 9: $14.88
Gem premium: 2.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dansby Swanson [White Jersey Purple] #87: 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	$16.00	−$14.49	−$39.49	−$139
PSA 9	$14.88	−$15.61	−$40.61	−$141

Net = sale price − $5.49 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?

Dansby Swanson [White Jersey Purple] #87: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$15.16	−$40.33
50%	$15.44	−$40.05
75%	$15.72	−$39.77

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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Dansby Swanson [White Jersey Purple] #87 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$16.00
9	$14.88

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