Is Kent Johnson [Blue Traxx] #R-KJ worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kent Johnson [Blue Traxx] #R-KJ sell for $57.00, only $20.65 above the $36.35 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($52.04) 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): $36.35
Grade 9.5: $57.00
PSA 9: $52.04
Gem premium: 1.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kent Johnson [Blue Traxx] #R-KJ: 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	$57.00	−$4.35	−$29.35	−$129
PSA 9	$52.04	−$9.31	−$34.31	−$134

Net = sale price − $36.35 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?

Kent Johnson [Blue Traxx] #R-KJ: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$53.28	−$33.07
50%	$54.52	−$31.83
75%	$55.76	−$30.59

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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Kent Johnson [Blue Traxx] #R-KJ graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$57.00
9	$52.04

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