Is Zion Williamson [Winter Holo] #17 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Zion Williamson [Winter Holo] #17 sell for $24.00, only $12.29 above the $11.71 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($21.48) 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): $11.71
Grade 9.5: $24.00
PSA 9: $21.48
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Zion Williamson [Winter Holo] #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	$24.00	−$12.71	−$37.71	−$138
PSA 9	$21.48	−$15.23	−$40.23	−$140
PSA 8	$4.25	−$32.46	−$57.46	−$157

Net = sale price − $11.71 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?

Zion Williamson [Winter Holo] #17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.11	−$39.60
50%	$22.74	−$38.97
75%	$23.37	−$38.34

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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Zion Williamson [Winter Holo] #17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$24.00
9	$21.48
8	$4.25

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