Is Ricky Williams #59 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Ricky Williams #59 sell for $9.86, only $2.86 above the $7.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.25) 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): $7.00
Grade 9.5: $9.86
PSA 9: $4.25
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ricky Williams #59: 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	$9.86	−$22.14	−$47.14	−$147
PSA 9	$4.25	−$27.75	−$52.75	−$153

Net = sale price − $7.00 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?

Ricky Williams #59: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$5.65	−$51.35
50%	$7.05	−$49.95
75%	$8.46	−$48.54

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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Ricky Williams #59 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$9.86
9	$4.25

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