Is Alonzo Mourning #39 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Alonzo Mourning #39 sell for $13.00, only $11.08 above the $1.92 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.99) 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): $1.92
Grade 9.5: $13.00
PSA 9: $11.99
Gem premium: 6.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Alonzo Mourning #39: 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	$13.00	−$13.92	−$38.92	−$139
PSA 9	$11.99	−$14.93	−$39.93	−$140
PSA 8	$3.25	−$23.67	−$48.67	−$149

Net = sale price − $1.92 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?

Alonzo Mourning #39: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.24	−$39.68
50%	$12.50	−$39.42
75%	$12.75	−$39.17

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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Alonzo Mourning #39 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$13.00
9	$11.99
8	$3.25

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