Is Lamar Jackson [Aqua] #9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Lamar Jackson [Aqua] #9 sell for $28.00, only $15.96 above the $12.04 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($25.10) 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): $12.04
Grade 9.5: $28.00
PSA 9: $25.10
Gem premium: 2.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Lamar Jackson [Aqua] #9: 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	$28.00	−$9.04	−$34.04	−$134
PSA 9	$25.10	−$11.94	−$36.94	−$137

Net = sale price − $12.04 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?

Lamar Jackson [Aqua] #9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.83	−$36.21
50%	$26.55	−$35.49
75%	$27.27	−$34.77

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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Lamar Jackson [Aqua] #9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$28.00
9	$25.10

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