Is Victor Wembanyama [Blue Mojo Choice] #225 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Victor Wembanyama [Blue Mojo Choice] #225 sells for $2,750 against $106 raw: a $2,644 spread, 26× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($2,500) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $106
Grade 9.5: $2,750
PSA 9: $2,500
Gem premium: 26×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Victor Wembanyama [Blue Mojo Choice] #225: 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	$2,750	+$2,619	+$2,594	+$2,494
PSA 9	$2,500	+$2,369	+$2,344	+$2,244
PSA 8	$1,250	+$1,119	+$1,094	+$994

Net = sale price − $106 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?

Victor Wembanyama [Blue Mojo Choice] #225: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,563	+$2,407
50%	$2,625	+$2,469
75%	$2,688	+$2,532

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Victor Wembanyama [Blue Mojo Choice] #225 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$2,750
9	$2,500
8	$1,250
7	$29.95

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