Is Joey Harrington #51 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Joey Harrington #51 sell for $11.80, only $11.55 above the $0.25 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($11.04) 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): $0.25
Grade 9.5: $11.80
PSA 9: $11.04
Gem premium: 47×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Joey Harrington #51: 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	$11.80	−$13.45	−$38.45	−$138
PSA 9	$11.04	−$14.21	−$39.21	−$139

Net = sale price − $0.25 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?

Joey Harrington #51: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$11.23	−$39.02
50%	$11.42	−$38.83
75%	$11.61	−$38.64

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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Joey Harrington #51 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.80
9	$11.04

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