Is Justin Jefferson [Blue] #CON-1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Justin Jefferson [Blue] #CON-1 sell for $25.00, only $0.00 above the $34.20 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($22.72) 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): $34.20
Grade 9.5: $25.00
PSA 9: $22.72
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Justin Jefferson [Blue] #CON-1: 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	$25.00	−$34.20	−$59.20	−$159
PSA 9	$22.72	−$36.48	−$61.48	−$161

Net = sale price − $34.20 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?

Justin Jefferson [Blue] #CON-1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$23.29	−$60.91
50%	$23.86	−$60.34
75%	$24.43	−$59.77

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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Justin Jefferson [Blue] #CON-1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$25.00
9	$22.72

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