Is Buddy Hield [Red Jersey Autograph] #104 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Buddy Hield [Red Jersey Autograph] #104 sell for $28.00, only $8.36 above the $19.64 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($25.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $19.64
Grade 9.5: $28.00
PSA 9: $25.00
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Buddy Hield [Red Jersey Autograph] #104: 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	$28.00	−$16.64	−$41.64	−$142
PSA 9	$25.00	−$19.64	−$44.64	−$145

Net = sale price − $19.64 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?

Buddy Hield [Red Jersey Autograph] #104: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$25.75	−$43.89
50%	$26.50	−$43.14
75%	$27.25	−$42.39

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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Buddy Hield [Red Jersey Autograph] #104 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$28.00
9	$25.00

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