Is Brandon Lowe, Pete Alonso #165 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Brandon Lowe, Pete Alonso #165 sell for $11.00, only $7.16 above the $3.84 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.95) 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): $3.84
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.95
Gem premium: 2.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Brandon Lowe, Pete Alonso #165: 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	$11.00	−$17.84	−$42.84	−$143
PSA 9	$9.95	−$18.89	−$43.89	−$144

Net = sale price − $3.84 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?

Brandon Lowe, Pete Alonso #165: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.21	−$43.63
50%	$10.47	−$43.37
75%	$10.74	−$43.10

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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Brandon Lowe, Pete Alonso #165 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.95

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