Is James Harden [Silver Prizm] #9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of James Harden [Silver Prizm] #9 sell for $15.00, only $12.00 above the $3.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($13.78) 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): $3.00
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $13.78
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

James Harden [Silver Prizm] #9: 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	$15.00	−$13.00	−$38.00	−$138
PSA 9	$13.78	−$14.22	−$39.22	−$139

Net = sale price − $3.00 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?

James Harden [Silver Prizm] #9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$14.08	−$38.91
50%	$14.39	−$38.61
75%	$14.70	−$38.30

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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James Harden [Silver Prizm] #9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$13.78

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