Is Chris Chambers [Autograph] #114 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Chris Chambers [Autograph] #114 sell for $53.00, only $22.02 above the $30.98 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($48.13) 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): $30.98
Grade 9.5: $53.00
PSA 9: $48.13
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chris Chambers [Autograph] #114: 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	$53.00	−$2.98	−$27.98	−$128
PSA 9	$48.13	−$7.85	−$32.85	−$133

Net = sale price − $30.98 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?

Chris Chambers [Autograph] #114: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$49.35	−$31.63
50%	$50.56	−$30.42
75%	$51.78	−$29.20

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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Chris Chambers [Autograph] #114 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$53.00
9	$48.13

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