Is Kamaru Usman [Holo] #42 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Kamaru Usman [Holo] #42 sell for $3.16, only $1.34 above the $1.82 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.16) 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): $1.82
Grade 9: $3.16
PSA 9: $3.16
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kamaru Usman [Holo] #42: 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	$3.16	−$23.66	−$48.66	−$149
PSA 9	$3.16	−$23.66	−$48.66	−$149

Net = sale price − $1.82 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?

Kamaru Usman [Holo] #42: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.16	−$48.66
50%	$3.16	−$48.66
75%	$3.16	−$48.66

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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Kamaru Usman [Holo] #42 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$3.00
9	$3.16

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