Is Kevin Love [Orange] #26 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kevin Love [Orange] #26 sell for $11.00, only $7.60 above the $3.40 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.06) 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): $3.40
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.06
Gem premium: 3.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kevin Love [Orange] #26: 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	$11.00	−$17.40	−$42.40	−$142
PSA 9	$10.06	−$18.34	−$43.34	−$143

Net = sale price − $3.40 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?

Kevin Love [Orange] #26: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.29	−$43.11
50%	$10.53	−$42.87
75%	$10.77	−$42.63

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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Kevin Love [Orange] #26 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.06

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