Is Blair Chapman #48 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Blair Chapman #48 sell for $10.00, only $8.51 above the $1.49 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.12) 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): $1.49
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $9.12
Gem premium: 6.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Blair Chapman #48: 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	$10.00	−$16.49	−$41.49	−$141
PSA 9	$9.12	−$17.37	−$42.37	−$142

Net = sale price − $1.49 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?

Blair Chapman #48: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.34	−$42.15
50%	$9.56	−$41.93
75%	$9.78	−$41.71

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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Blair Chapman #48 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$9.12
7	$9.22

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