Is Sammy White [With Tab] #53 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Sammy White [With Tab] #53 sells for $310 against $28.49 raw: a $282 spread, 11× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($282) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $28.49
Grade 9.5: $310
PSA 9: $282
Gem premium: 11×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sammy White [With Tab] #53: 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	$310	+$257	+$232	+$132
PSA 9	$282	+$229	+$204	+$104
PSA 8	$69.89	+$16.40	−$8.60	−$109

Net = sale price − $28.49 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?

Sammy White [With Tab] #53: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$289	+$211
50%	$296	+$218
75%	$303	+$225

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Sammy White [With Tab] #53 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$310
9	$282
8	$69.89
7	$39.88

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