Is Tony Romo [Press Proof Blue] #209 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tony Romo [Press Proof Blue] #209 sell for $8.00, only $6.62 above the $1.38 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.51) 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): $1.38
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.51
Gem premium: 5.8×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tony Romo [Press Proof Blue] #209: 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	$8.00	−$18.38	−$43.38	−$143
PSA 9	$7.51	−$18.87	−$43.87	−$144

Net = sale price − $1.38 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?

Tony Romo [Press Proof Blue] #209: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.63	−$43.75
50%	$7.75	−$43.63
75%	$7.88	−$43.50

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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Tony Romo [Press Proof Blue] #209 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.51

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