Is Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 8.7× premium in Grade 9.5

A Grade 9.5 Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 sells for $2,000 against $230 raw: a $1,770 spread, 8.7× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($154) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $230
Grade 9.5: $2,000
PSA 9: $154
Gem premium: 8.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134: 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	$2,000	+$1,745	+$1,720	+$1,620
PSA 9	$154	−$101	−$126	−$226

Net = sale price − $230 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?

Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$615	+$335
50%	$1,077	+$797
75%	$1,538	+$1,258

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 7%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,000
9	$154

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Grading Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 — FAQ

Is Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Shane Battier [Black Refractor] #134 breaks even when it gems about 7% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $154).

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