Is Lamar Odom [Forcefield] #2 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Lamar Odom [Forcefield] #2 sell for $8.00, only $1.68 above the $6.32 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.00) 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): $6.32
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.00
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Lamar Odom [Forcefield] #2: 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	−$23.32	−$48.32	−$148
PSA 9	$7.00	−$24.32	−$49.32	−$149
PSA 8	$6.50	−$24.82	−$49.82	−$150

Net = sale price − $6.32 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?

Lamar Odom [Forcefield] #2: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.25	−$49.07
50%	$7.50	−$48.82
75%	$7.75	−$48.57

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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Lamar Odom [Forcefield] #2 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.00
8	$6.50

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