Is Trevor Lawrence [Purple Power] #RPA-TL worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Trevor Lawrence [Purple Power] #RPA-TL sells for $1,128 against $450 raw: a $678 spread, 2.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($1,025) 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): $450
Grade 9.5: $1,128
PSA 9: $1,025
Gem premium: 2.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trevor Lawrence [Purple Power] #RPA-TL: 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	$1,128	+$653	+$628	+$528
PSA 9	$1,025	+$550	+$525	+$425
PSA 8	$338	−$137	−$162	−$262

Net = sale price − $450 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?

Trevor Lawrence [Purple Power] #RPA-TL: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,051	+$551
50%	$1,077	+$577
75%	$1,102	+$602

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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Trevor Lawrence [Purple Power] #RPA-TL graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,128
9	$1,025
8	$338

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