Is Robert Alford [Gold Prizm] #229 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Robert Alford [Gold Prizm] #229 sell for $14.00, only $13.01 above the $0.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($12.51) 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): $0.99
Grade 9.5: $14.00
PSA 9: $12.51
Gem premium: 14×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Robert Alford [Gold Prizm] #229: 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	$14.00	−$11.99	−$36.99	−$137
PSA 9	$12.51	−$13.48	−$38.48	−$138

Net = sale price − $0.99 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?

Robert Alford [Gold Prizm] #229: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$12.88	−$38.11
50%	$13.25	−$37.73
75%	$13.63	−$37.36

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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Robert Alford [Gold Prizm] #229 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$14.00
9	$12.51

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