Is Bobby Portis [Genesis] #181 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Bobby Portis [Genesis] #181 sell for $10.00, only $0.00 above the $11.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.50) 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): $11.00
Grade 9.5: $10.00
PSA 9: $9.50
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bobby Portis [Genesis] #181: 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	$10.00	−$26.00	−$51.00	−$151
PSA 9	$9.50	−$26.50	−$51.50	−$152

Net = sale price − $11.00 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?

Bobby Portis [Genesis] #181: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$9.63	−$51.38
50%	$9.75	−$51.25
75%	$9.88	−$51.13

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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Bobby Portis [Genesis] #181 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$10.00
9	$9.50

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