Is Kobe Bryant #HS-KB worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Kobe Bryant #HS-KB sell for $1,959, only $0.00 above the $2,920 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1,781) 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): $2,920
Grade 9.5: $1,959
PSA 9: $1,781
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kobe Bryant #HS-KB: 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	$1,959	−$986	−$1,011	−$1,111
PSA 9	$1,781	−$1,163	−$1,188	−$1,288
PSA 8	$1,300	−$1,645	−$1,670	−$1,770

Net = sale price − $2,920 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?

Kobe Bryant #HS-KB: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,826	−$1,144
50%	$1,870	−$1,100
75%	$1,915	−$1,055

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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Kobe Bryant #HS-KB graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,959
9	$1,781
8	$1,300

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