Is Sam Howell [Razzle Dazzle] #87 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Sam Howell [Razzle Dazzle] #87 sell for $20.00, only $7.01 above the $12.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.50) 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): $12.99
Grade 9.5: $20.00
PSA 9: $18.50
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Sam Howell [Razzle Dazzle] #87: 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	$20.00	−$17.99	−$42.99	−$143
PSA 9	$18.50	−$19.49	−$44.49	−$144

Net = sale price − $12.99 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?

Sam Howell [Razzle Dazzle] #87: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$18.88	−$44.12
50%	$19.25	−$43.74
75%	$19.63	−$43.37

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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Sam Howell [Razzle Dazzle] #87 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$20.00
9	$18.50

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