Is Jevon Kearse [Autograph] #162 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jevon Kearse [Autograph] #162 sell for $42.00, only $7.02 above the $34.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($38.02) 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): $34.98
Grade 9.5: $42.00
PSA 9: $38.02
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jevon Kearse [Autograph] #162: 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	$42.00	−$17.98	−$42.98	−$143
PSA 9	$38.02	−$21.96	−$46.96	−$147

Net = sale price − $34.98 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?

Jevon Kearse [Autograph] #162: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$39.02	−$45.96
50%	$40.01	−$44.97
75%	$41.01	−$43.97

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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Jevon Kearse [Autograph] #162 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$42.00
9	$38.02

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