Is Ron Dayne #136 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Ron Dayne #136 sell for $22.00, only $20.13 above the $1.87 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($19.97) 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): $1.87
Grade 9.5: $22.00
PSA 9: $19.97
Gem premium: 12×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ron Dayne #136: 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	$22.00	−$4.87	−$29.87	−$130
PSA 9	$19.97	−$6.90	−$31.90	−$132

Net = sale price − $1.87 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?

Ron Dayne #136: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$20.48	−$31.39
50%	$20.98	−$30.89
75%	$21.49	−$30.38

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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Ron Dayne #136 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$22.00
9	$19.97

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