Is Ben Wallace [Rubies] #236 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ben Wallace [Rubies] #236 sells for $337 against $100 raw: a $237 spread, 3.4× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($306) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $100
Grade 9.5: $337
PSA 9: $306
Gem premium: 3.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ben Wallace [Rubies] #236: 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	$337	+$212	+$187	+$87.00
PSA 9	$306	+$181	+$156	+$56.00
PSA 8	$138	+$13.04	−$11.96	−$112

Net = sale price − $100 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?

Ben Wallace [Rubies] #236: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$314	+$164
50%	$322	+$172
75%	$329	+$179

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Ben Wallace [Rubies] #236 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$337
9	$306
8	$138
7	$100

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