Is David Robinson [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of David Robinson [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M9 sell for $15.00, only $10.68 above the $4.32 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($14.01) 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): $4.32
Grade 9.5: $15.00
PSA 9: $14.01
Gem premium: 3.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

David Robinson [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M9: 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	$15.00	−$14.32	−$39.32	−$139
PSA 9	$14.01	−$15.31	−$40.31	−$140
PSA 8	$9.61	−$19.71	−$44.71	−$145

Net = sale price − $4.32 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?

David Robinson [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$14.26	−$40.06
50%	$14.50	−$39.81
75%	$14.75	−$39.57

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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David Robinson [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M9 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$15.00
9	$14.01
8	$9.61
7	$5.50

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