Is Dele Alli [Optic Red Velocity] #125 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Dele Alli [Optic Red Velocity] #125 sell for $14.00, only $0.00 above the $14.05 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.72) 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): $14.05
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.72
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Dele Alli [Optic Red Velocity] #125: 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	$14.00	−$25.05	−$50.05	−$150
PSA 9	$12.72	−$26.33	−$51.33	−$151

Net = sale price − $14.05 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?

Dele Alli [Optic Red Velocity] #125: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$13.04	−$51.01
50%	$13.36	−$50.69
75%	$13.68	−$50.37

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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Dele Alli [Optic Red Velocity] #125 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.72

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