Is Shareef Abdur-Rahim #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Shareef Abdur-Rahim #1 sell for $1.29, only $0.00 above the $1.87 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1.29) 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): $1.87
Grade 9: $1.29
PSA 9: $1.29
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shareef Abdur-Rahim #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	$1.29	−$25.58	−$50.58	−$151
PSA 9	$1.29	−$25.58	−$50.58	−$151

Net = sale price − $1.87 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?

Shareef Abdur-Rahim #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1.29	−$50.58
50%	$1.29	−$50.58
75%	$1.29	−$50.58

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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Shareef Abdur-Rahim #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1.00
9	$1.29

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