Is Peyton Manning #42 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Peyton Manning #42 sells for $61.00 against $1.94 raw: a $59.06 spread, 31× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($55.00) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $1.94
Grade 9.5: $61.00
PSA 9: $55.00
Gem premium: 31×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Peyton Manning #42: 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	$61.00	+$34.06	+$9.06	−$90.94
PSA 9	$55.00	+$28.06	+$3.06	−$96.94
PSA 8	$9.41	−$17.53	−$42.53	−$143

Net = sale price − $1.94 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?

Peyton Manning #42: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$56.50	+$4.56
50%	$58.00	+$6.06
75%	$59.50	+$7.56

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Peyton Manning #42 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$61.00
9	$55.00
8	$9.41

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