Is Jason Robertson #PC-40 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jason Robertson #PC-40 sell for $11.00, only $9.52 above the $1.48 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.11) 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): $1.48
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $10.11
Gem premium: 7.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jason Robertson #PC-40: 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	$11.00	−$15.48	−$40.48	−$140
PSA 9	$10.11	−$16.37	−$41.37	−$141

Net = sale price − $1.48 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?

Jason Robertson #PC-40: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.33	−$41.15
50%	$10.55	−$40.92
75%	$10.78	−$40.70

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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Jason Robertson #PC-40 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$10.11

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