Is O.J. Howard [Autograph Blue] #123 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of O.J. Howard [Autograph Blue] #123 sell for $21.00, only $18.99 above the $2.01 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.71) 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): $2.01
Grade 9.5: $21.00
PSA 9: $18.71
Gem premium: 10×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

O.J. Howard [Autograph Blue] #123: 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	$21.00	−$6.01	−$31.01	−$131
PSA 9	$18.71	−$8.30	−$33.30	−$133

Net = sale price − $2.01 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?

O.J. Howard [Autograph Blue] #123: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$19.28	−$32.73
50%	$19.86	−$32.16
75%	$20.43	−$31.58

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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O.J. Howard [Autograph Blue] #123 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$21.00
9	$18.71

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