Is Shea McClellin #287 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shea McClellin #287 sell for $4.00, only $2.63 above the $1.37 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3.84) 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): $1.37
Grade 9.5: $4.00
PSA 9: $3.84
Gem premium: 2.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shea McClellin #287: 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	$4.00	−$22.37	−$47.37	−$147
PSA 9	$3.84	−$22.53	−$47.53	−$148

Net = sale price − $1.37 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?

Shea McClellin #287: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$3.88	−$47.49
50%	$3.92	−$47.45
75%	$3.96	−$47.41

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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Shea McClellin #287 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$3.84

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