Is Rasheed Wallace [Row 2] #86 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Rasheed Wallace [Row 2] #86 sell for $17.00, only $13.90 above the $3.10 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($15.69) 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): $3.10
Grade 9.5: $17.00
PSA 9: $15.69
Gem premium: 5.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rasheed Wallace [Row 2] #86: 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	$17.00	−$11.10	−$36.10	−$136
PSA 9	$15.69	−$12.41	−$37.41	−$137

Net = sale price − $3.10 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?

Rasheed Wallace [Row 2] #86: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$16.02	−$37.08
50%	$16.34	−$36.76
75%	$16.67	−$36.43

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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Rasheed Wallace [Row 2] #86 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$17.00
9	$15.69

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