Is C. J. Stroud [Gold] #K12 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of C. J. Stroud [Gold] #K12 sell for $22,814, only $0.00 above the $25,000 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($20,740) 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): $25,000
Grade 9.5: $22,814
PSA 9: $20,740
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

C. J. Stroud [Gold] #K12: 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	$22,814	−$2,211	−$2,236	−$2,336
PSA 9	$20,740	−$4,285	−$4,310	−$4,410

Net = sale price − $25,000 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?

C. J. Stroud [Gold] #K12: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$21,259	−$3,792
50%	$21,777	−$3,273
75%	$22,296	−$2,755

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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C. J. Stroud [Gold] #K12 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$22,814
9	$20,740

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