Is Kobe Bryant [Blue] #24 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kobe Bryant [Blue] #24 sell for $129, only $6.22 above the $123 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($117) 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): $123
Grade 9.5: $129
PSA 9: $117
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kobe Bryant [Blue] #24: 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	$129	−$18.78	−$43.78	−$144
PSA 9	$117	−$30.78	−$55.78	−$156
PSA 8	$107	−$41.03	−$66.03	−$166

Net = sale price − $123 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?

Kobe Bryant [Blue] #24: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$120	−$52.78
50%	$123	−$49.78
75%	$126	−$46.78

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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Kobe Bryant [Blue] #24 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$129
9	$117
8	$107

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