Is Greg Oden #83 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Greg Oden #83 sell for $22.00, only $19.18 above the $2.82 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($19.99) 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): $2.82
Grade 9.5: $22.00
PSA 9: $19.99
Gem premium: 7.8×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Greg Oden #83: 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	$22.00	−$5.82	−$30.82	−$131
PSA 9	$19.99	−$7.83	−$32.83	−$133

Net = sale price − $2.82 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?

Greg Oden #83: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$20.49	−$32.33
50%	$20.99	−$31.83
75%	$21.50	−$31.32

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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Greg Oden #83 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$22.00
9	$19.99

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