Is Trevor Lawrence [Lava] #CT-5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Trevor Lawrence [Lava] #CT-5 sell for $119, only $0.00 above the $175 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($108) 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): $175
Grade 9.5: $119
PSA 9: $108
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Trevor Lawrence [Lava] #CT-5: 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	$119	−$81.00	−$106	−$206
PSA 9	$108	−$92.00	−$117	−$217
PSA 8	$98.00	−$102	−$127	−$227

Net = sale price − $175 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?

Trevor Lawrence [Lava] #CT-5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$111	−$114
50%	$114	−$112
75%	$116	−$109

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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Trevor Lawrence [Lava] #CT-5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$119
9	$108
8	$98.00

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