Is Jalen Hurts [Black] #CON-9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jalen Hurts [Black] #CON-9 sell for $59.98, only $0.00 above the $108 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($36.92) 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): $108
Grade 9.5: $59.98
PSA 9: $36.92
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jalen Hurts [Black] #CON-9: 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	$59.98	−$72.67	−$97.67	−$198
PSA 9	$36.92	−$95.73	−$121	−$221

Net = sale price − $108 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?

Jalen Hurts [Black] #CON-9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$42.69	−$115
50%	$48.45	−$109
75%	$54.22	−$103

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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Jalen Hurts [Black] #CON-9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$59.98
9	$36.92

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