Is Scottie Pippen #17 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Scottie Pippen #17 sells for $113 against $40.00 raw: a $73.00 spread, 2.8× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($103) 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): $40.00
Grade 9.5: $113
PSA 9: $103
Gem premium: 2.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Scottie Pippen #17: 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	$113	+$48.00	+$23.00	−$77.00
PSA 9	$103	+$37.50	+$12.50	−$87.50
PSA 8	$55.89	−$9.11	−$34.11	−$134

Net = sale price − $40.00 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?

Scottie Pippen #17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$105	+$15.13
50%	$108	+$17.75
75%	$110	+$20.38

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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Scottie Pippen #17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$113
9	$103
8	$55.89
7	$50.40

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