Is Allen Iverson #102 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Allen Iverson #102 sell for $14.00, only $9.01 above the $4.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.85) 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): $4.99
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.85
Gem premium: 2.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Allen Iverson #102: 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	$14.00	−$15.99	−$40.99	−$141
PSA 9	$12.85	−$17.14	−$42.14	−$142

Net = sale price − $4.99 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?

Allen Iverson #102: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$13.14	−$41.85
50%	$13.43	−$41.56
75%	$13.71	−$41.28

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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Allen Iverson #102 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.85

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