$Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 6.1× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 sells for $85.48 against $14.00 raw: a $71.48 spread, 6.1× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($24.87) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $14.00
PSA 10: $85.48
PSA 9: $24.87
Gem premium: 6.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28: 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 — PSA 10	$85.48	+$46.48	+$21.48	−$78.52
PSA 9	$24.87	−$14.13	−$39.13	−$139
PSA 8	$11.50	−$27.50	−$52.50	−$153

Net = sale price − $14.00 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?

Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$40.02	−$23.98
50%	$55.18	−$8.82
75%	$70.33	+$6.33

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 65%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$111	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$85.48	−$25.52	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$51.00	−$60.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$51.00	−$60.00	55/45	75/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

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Raw conditions & history →

Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$85.48	$51.00	$111	$51.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$58.71
9	—	—	—	—	$24.87
8	—	—	—	—	$11.50

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Grading Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 — FAQ

Is Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Finest) sells for about $85.48 versus $14.00 for a raw near-mint copy — a 6.1× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $111, ahead of PSA 10 at $85.48. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 need for a BGS 10?

BGS publishes 55/45 front and 70/30 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Bobby Witt Jr. [Blue Checkerboard Refractor] #28 breaks even when it gems about 65% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $24.87).

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