Is Chris Webber [Electrified] #298 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Chris Webber [Electrified] #298 sell for $25.00, only $23.52 above the $1.48 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.27) 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): $1.48
Grade 9.5: $25.00
PSA 9: $22.27
Gem premium: 17×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chris Webber [Electrified] #298: 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	$25.00	−$1.48	−$26.48	−$126
PSA 9	$22.27	−$4.21	−$29.21	−$129
PSA 8	$13.49	−$12.99	−$37.99	−$138

Net = sale price − $1.48 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?

Chris Webber [Electrified] #298: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$22.95	−$28.53
50%	$23.63	−$27.85
75%	$24.32	−$27.16

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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Chris Webber [Electrified] #298 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$25.00
9	$22.27
8	$13.49

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