Is Jett Howard [Choice] #212 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jett Howard [Choice] #212 sell for $10.00, only $9.02 above the $0.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($8.79) 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): $0.98
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $8.79
Gem premium: 10×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jett Howard [Choice] #212: 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	$10.00	−$15.98	−$40.98	−$141
PSA 9	$8.79	−$17.19	−$42.19	−$142
PSA 8	$0.99	−$24.99	−$49.99	−$150

Net = sale price − $0.98 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?

Jett Howard [Choice] #212: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.09	−$41.89
50%	$9.39	−$41.59
75%	$9.70	−$41.28

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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Jett Howard [Choice] #212 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$8.79
8	$0.99

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