Is Shawn Kemp #99 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shawn Kemp #99 sell for $8.00, only $6.89 above the $1.11 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.10) 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): $1.11
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.10
Gem premium: 7.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shawn Kemp #99: 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	$8.00	−$18.11	−$43.11	−$143
PSA 9	$7.10	−$19.01	−$44.01	−$144
PSA 8	$5.39	−$20.72	−$45.72	−$146

Net = sale price − $1.11 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?

Shawn Kemp #99: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.32	−$43.79
50%	$7.55	−$43.56
75%	$7.78	−$43.34

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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Shawn Kemp #99 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.10
8	$5.39

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