Is Hakeem Olajuwon [Refractor] #TA-HO worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Hakeem Olajuwon [Refractor] #TA-HO sell for $66.00, only $16.00 above the $50.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($59.95) 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): $50.00
Grade 9.5: $66.00
PSA 9: $59.95
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Hakeem Olajuwon [Refractor] #TA-HO: 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	$66.00	−$9.00	−$34.00	−$134
PSA 9	$59.95	−$15.05	−$40.05	−$140

Net = sale price − $50.00 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?

Hakeem Olajuwon [Refractor] #TA-HO: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$61.46	−$38.54
50%	$62.98	−$37.02
75%	$64.49	−$35.51

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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Hakeem Olajuwon [Refractor] #TA-HO graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$66.00
9	$59.95

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