Is Roger Clemens [SP Limited] #38 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Roger Clemens [SP Limited] #38 sell for $5.00, only $4.75 above the $0.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.54) 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): $0.25
Grade 9.5: $5.00
PSA 9: $4.54
Gem premium: 20×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Roger Clemens [SP Limited] #38: 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	$5.00	−$20.25	−$45.25	−$145
PSA 9	$4.54	−$20.71	−$45.71	−$146

Net = sale price − $0.25 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?

Roger Clemens [SP Limited] #38: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.66	−$45.59
50%	$4.77	−$45.48
75%	$4.88	−$45.37

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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Roger Clemens [SP Limited] #38 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$5.00
9	$4.54

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