Is DeVonta Smith [Purple Power] #RPA-DS worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of DeVonta Smith [Purple Power] #RPA-DS sell for $190, only $10.50 above the $180 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($173) 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): $180
Grade 9.5: $190
PSA 9: $173
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

DeVonta Smith [Purple Power] #RPA-DS: 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	$190	−$14.50	−$39.50	−$140
PSA 9	$173	−$32.00	−$57.00	−$157

Net = sale price − $180 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?

DeVonta Smith [Purple Power] #RPA-DS: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$177	−$52.63
50%	$181	−$48.25
75%	$186	−$43.88

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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DeVonta Smith [Purple Power] #RPA-DS graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$190
9	$173

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