Is Justin Jefferson [Gold] #DT-16 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Justin Jefferson [Gold] #DT-16 sell for $2,400, only $0.00 above the $2,500 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($2,182) 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): $2,500
Grade 9.5: $2,400
PSA 9: $2,182
Gem premium: 1.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Justin Jefferson [Gold] #DT-16: 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	$2,400	−$125	−$150	−$250
PSA 9	$2,182	−$343	−$368	−$468

Net = sale price − $2,500 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?

Justin Jefferson [Gold] #DT-16: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,237	−$313
50%	$2,291	−$259
75%	$2,346	−$204

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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Justin Jefferson [Gold] #DT-16 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,400
9	$2,182

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