Is LeBron James [Green] #26 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of LeBron James [Green] #26 sell for $322, only $0.00 above the $528 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($293) 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): $528
Grade 9.5: $322
PSA 9: $293
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LeBron James [Green] #26: 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	$322	−$231	−$256	−$356
PSA 9	$293	−$260	−$285	−$385

Net = sale price − $528 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?

LeBron James [Green] #26: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$300	−$277
50%	$308	−$270
75%	$315	−$263

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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LeBron James [Green] #26 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$322
9	$293

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