Is Ray Allen [Rubies] #201 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ray Allen [Rubies] #201 sells for $280 against $2.94 raw: a $277 spread, 95× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($212) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $2.94
Grade 9.5: $280
PSA 9: $212
Gem premium: 95×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ray Allen [Rubies] #201: 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	$280	+$252	+$227	+$127
PSA 9	$212	+$184	+$159	+$59.06
PSA 8	$80.00	+$52.06	+$27.06	−$72.94

Net = sale price − $2.94 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?

Ray Allen [Rubies] #201: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$229	+$176
50%	$246	+$193
75%	$263	+$210

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Ray Allen [Rubies] #201 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$280
9	$212
8	$80.00
7	$48.50

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