Is LaMelo Ball [Yellow Laser] #202 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of LaMelo Ball [Yellow Laser] #202 sell for $20.00, only $0.00 above the $3,000 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.50) 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): $3,000
Grade 9.5: $20.00
PSA 9: $18.50
Gem premium: 0.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LaMelo Ball [Yellow Laser] #202: 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	$20.00	−$3,005	−$3,030	−$3,130
PSA 9	$18.50	−$3,007	−$3,032	−$3,132

Net = sale price − $3,000 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?

LaMelo Ball [Yellow Laser] #202: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$18.88	−$3,031
50%	$19.25	−$3,031
75%	$19.63	−$3,030

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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LaMelo Ball [Yellow Laser] #202 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$20.00
9	$18.50

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