Is Byron Buxton [Black] #US136 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Byron Buxton [Black] #US136 sell for $50.00, only $10.17 above the $39.83 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($45.25) 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): $39.83
Grade 9.5: $50.00
PSA 9: $45.25
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Byron Buxton [Black] #US136: 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	$50.00	−$14.83	−$39.83	−$140
PSA 9	$45.25	−$19.58	−$44.58	−$145

Net = sale price − $39.83 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?

Byron Buxton [Black] #US136: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$46.44	−$43.39
50%	$47.63	−$42.20
75%	$48.81	−$41.02

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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Byron Buxton [Black] #US136 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$50.00
9	$45.25

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