Is Ray Allen [Green Ice] #87 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ray Allen [Green Ice] #87 sells for $109 against $32.11 raw: a $76.89 spread, 3.4× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($99.00) 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): $32.11
Grade 9.5: $109
PSA 9: $99.00
Gem premium: 3.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ray Allen [Green Ice] #87: 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	$109	+$51.89	+$26.89	−$73.11
PSA 9	$99.00	+$41.89	+$16.89	−$83.11

Net = sale price − $32.11 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?

Ray Allen [Green Ice] #87: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$102	+$19.39
50%	$104	+$21.89
75%	$107	+$24.39

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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Ray Allen [Green Ice] #87 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$109
9	$99.00

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