Is LaMelo Ball [Pink Swirl] #202 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of LaMelo Ball [Pink Swirl] #202 sell for $141, only $0.00 above the $1,147 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($129) 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): $1,147
Grade 9.5: $141
PSA 9: $129
Gem premium: 0.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LaMelo Ball [Pink Swirl] #202: 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	$141	−$1,031	−$1,056	−$1,156
PSA 9	$129	−$1,044	−$1,069	−$1,169

Net = sale price − $1,147 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?

LaMelo Ball [Pink Swirl] #202: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$132	−$1,066
50%	$135	−$1,062
75%	$138	−$1,059

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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LaMelo Ball [Pink Swirl] #202 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$141
9	$129

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