Is Jett Howard [Playoff Ticket] #9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jett Howard [Playoff Ticket] #9 sell for $8.00, only $5.88 above the $2.12 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.40) 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): $2.12
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.40
Gem premium: 3.8×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jett Howard [Playoff Ticket] #9: 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	$8.00	−$19.12	−$44.12	−$144
PSA 9	$7.40	−$19.72	−$44.72	−$145

Net = sale price − $2.12 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?

Jett Howard [Playoff Ticket] #9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.55	−$44.57
50%	$7.70	−$44.42
75%	$7.85	−$44.27

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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Jett Howard [Playoff Ticket] #9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.40

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