Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Red Soccer Ball] #52 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Red Soccer Ball] #52 sells for $72.00 against $1.82 raw: a $70.18 spread, 40× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($65.00) 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): $1.82
Grade 9.5: $72.00
PSA 9: $65.00
Gem premium: 40×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Red Soccer Ball] #52: 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	$72.00	+$45.18	+$20.18	−$79.82
PSA 9	$65.00	+$38.18	+$13.18	−$86.82
PSA 8	$7.51	−$19.31	−$44.31	−$144

Net = sale price − $1.82 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?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Red Soccer Ball] #52: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$66.75	+$14.93
50%	$68.50	+$16.68
75%	$70.25	+$18.43

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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Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Red Soccer Ball] #52 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$72.00
9	$65.00
8	$7.51

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