Is Trey Lance [Black Pandora] #RHR-2 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Trey Lance [Black Pandora] #RHR-2 sells for $161 against $35.47 raw: a $126 spread, 4.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($147) 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): $35.47
Grade 9.5: $161
PSA 9: $147
Gem premium: 4.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trey Lance [Black Pandora] #RHR-2: 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	$161	+$101	+$75.53	−$24.47
PSA 9	$147	+$86.03	+$61.03	−$38.97
PSA 8	$17.50	−$42.97	−$67.97	−$168

Net = sale price − $35.47 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?

Trey Lance [Black Pandora] #RHR-2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$150	+$64.66
50%	$154	+$68.28
75%	$157	+$71.91

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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Trey Lance [Black Pandora] #RHR-2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$161
9	$147
8	$17.50

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