Is Marshall Faulk [Row 1] #24 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Marshall Faulk [Row 1] #24 sell for $27.78, only $22.62 above the $5.16 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($20.00) 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): $5.16
Grade 9.5: $27.78
PSA 9: $20.00
Gem premium: 5.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Marshall Faulk [Row 1] #24: 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	$27.78	−$2.38	−$27.38	−$127
PSA 9	$20.00	−$10.16	−$35.16	−$135

Net = sale price − $5.16 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?

Marshall Faulk [Row 1] #24: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$21.95	−$33.22
50%	$23.89	−$31.27
75%	$25.84	−$29.32

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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Marshall Faulk [Row 1] #24 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$27.78
9	$20.00

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