Is Shaquille O'Neal #T2B worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Shaquille O'Neal #T2B sell for $55.00, only $6.78 above the $48.22 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($50.00) 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): $48.22
Grade 9.5: $55.00
PSA 9: $50.00
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shaquille O'Neal #T2B: 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	$55.00	−$18.22	−$43.22	−$143
PSA 9	$50.00	−$23.22	−$48.22	−$148
PSA 8	$48.00	−$25.22	−$50.22	−$150

Net = sale price − $48.22 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?

Shaquille O'Neal #T2B: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$51.25	−$46.97
50%	$52.50	−$45.72
75%	$53.75	−$44.47

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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Shaquille O'Neal #T2B graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$55.00
9	$50.00
8	$48.00

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