Is Nolan Ryan #NR worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Nolan Ryan #NR sell for $215, only $14.13 above the $201 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($195) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $201
Grade 9.5: $215
PSA 9: $195
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Nolan Ryan #NR: 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	$215	−$10.87	−$35.87	−$136
PSA 9	$195	−$30.87	−$55.87	−$156

Net = sale price − $201 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?

Nolan Ryan #NR: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$200	−$50.87
50%	$205	−$45.87
75%	$210	−$40.87

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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Nolan Ryan #NR graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$215
9	$195

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