Is Jim McKenny #311 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jim McKenny #311 sell for $11.00, only $9.68 above the $1.32 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.91) 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): $1.32
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.91
Gem premium: 8.3×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jim McKenny #311: 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	$11.00	−$15.32	−$40.32	−$140
PSA 9	$9.91	−$16.41	−$41.41	−$141

Net = sale price − $1.32 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?

Jim McKenny #311: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.18	−$41.14
50%	$10.46	−$40.87
75%	$10.73	−$40.59

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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Jim McKenny #311 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.91

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