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Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5 sell for $21.00, only $1.00 above the $20.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.99) 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)
$20.00
Grade 9.5
$21.00
PSA 9
$18.99
Gem premium
1.1×
As of
Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5$21.00−$24.00−$49.00−$149
PSA 9$18.99−$26.01−$51.01−$151

Net = sale price − $20.00 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?

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$19.49−$50.51
50%$19.99−$50.01
75%$20.50−$49.50

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5 graded prices by company and grade
GradeGraded
9.5$21.00
9$18.99

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Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5 worth grading?

Grade 9.5 copies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander [Reactive Yellow] #5 sell for $21.00, only $1.00 above the $20.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($18.99) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

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