Is Lamar Jackson worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Lamar Jackson sell for $3,355, only $0.00 above the $4,250 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3,050) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $4,250
Grade 9.5: $3,355
PSA 9: $3,050
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Lamar Jackson: 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	$3,355	−$920	−$945	−$1,045
PSA 9	$3,050	−$1,225	−$1,250	−$1,350

Net = sale price − $4,250 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: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3,126	−$1,174
50%	$3,203	−$1,098
75%	$3,279	−$1,021

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 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$3,355
9	$3,050

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