Is Damian Lillard [Gold Prizm] #3 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Damian Lillard [Gold Prizm] #3 sell for $31.00, only $22.49 above the $8.51 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($27.88) 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): $8.51
Grade 9.5: $31.00
PSA 9: $27.88
Gem premium: 3.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Damian Lillard [Gold Prizm] #3: 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	$31.00	−$2.51	−$27.51	−$128
PSA 9	$27.88	−$5.63	−$30.63	−$131

Net = sale price − $8.51 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?

Damian Lillard [Gold Prizm] #3: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$28.66	−$29.85
50%	$29.44	−$29.07
75%	$30.22	−$28.29

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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Damian Lillard [Gold Prizm] #3 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$31.00
9	$27.88

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