Is Paul Pierce #136 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Paul Pierce #136 sell for $27.00, only $14.50 above the $12.50 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($24.12) 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): $12.50
Grade 9.5: $27.00
PSA 9: $24.12
Gem premium: 2.2×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Paul Pierce #136: 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	$27.00	−$10.50	−$35.50	−$136
PSA 9	$24.12	−$13.38	−$38.38	−$138

Net = sale price − $12.50 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?

Paul Pierce #136: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$24.84	−$37.66
50%	$25.56	−$36.94
75%	$26.28	−$36.22

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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Paul Pierce #136 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$27.00
9	$24.12

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