Is Borje Salming [All Star] #85 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Borje Salming [All Star] #85 sells for $110 against $4.12 raw: a $106 spread, 27× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($99.99) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $4.12
Grade 9.5: $110
PSA 9: $99.99
Gem premium: 27×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Borje Salming [All Star] #85: 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	$110	+$80.88	+$55.88	−$44.12
PSA 9	$99.99	+$70.87	+$45.87	−$54.13

Net = sale price − $4.12 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?

Borje Salming [All Star] #85: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$102	+$48.37
50%	$105	+$50.88
75%	$107	+$53.38

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Borje Salming [All Star] #85 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$110
9	$99.99
7	$21.35

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