Is Nathan Gerbe #173 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Nathan Gerbe #173 sell for $2.07, only $0.00 above the $3.45 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2.07) 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): $3.45
Grade 9: $2.07
PSA 9: $2.07
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Nathan Gerbe #173: 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	$2.07	−$26.38	−$51.38	−$151
PSA 9	$2.07	−$26.38	−$51.38	−$151

Net = sale price − $3.45 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?

Nathan Gerbe #173: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2.07	−$51.38
50%	$2.07	−$51.38
75%	$2.07	−$51.38

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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Nathan Gerbe #173 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2.00
9	$2.07

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