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Is Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 sell for $9.00, only $8.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.55) 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)
$0.99
Grade 9.5
$9.00
PSA 9
$8.55
Gem premium
9.1×
As of
Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5$9.00−$16.99−$41.99−$142
PSA 9$8.55−$17.44−$42.44−$142

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$8.66−$42.33
50%$8.78−$42.22
75%$8.89−$42.10

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 graded prices by company and grade
GradeGraded
9.5$9.00
9$8.55

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Grading Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 — FAQ

Is Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 worth grading?

Grade 9.5 copies of Jose Bautista / Paul Konerko / Miguel Cabrera #202 sell for $9.00, only $8.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.55) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

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