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Is Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 sell for $14.36, only $13.08 above the $1.28 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.50) 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)
$1.28
PSA 10
$14.36
PSA 9
$9.50
Gem premium
11×
As of
Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$14.36−$11.92−$36.92−$137
PSA 9$9.50−$16.78−$41.78−$142

Net = sale price − $1.28 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?

Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$10.71−$40.56
50%$11.93−$39.35
75%$13.14−$38.13

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$19.00best55/4570/30
PSA 10$14.36−$4.6455/4575/25
CGC 10$9.00−$10.0055/4575/25
SGC 10$9.00−$10.0055/4575/25

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.

Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$14.36$9.00$19.00$9.00—
9.5————$10.00
9————$9.50

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Grading Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 — FAQ

Is Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 worth grading?

PSA 10 copies of Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 sell for $14.36, only $13.08 above the $1.28 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.50) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

How much is a PSA 10 Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 (Basketball Cards 2019 Panini Mosaic) sells for about $14.36 versus $1.28 for a raw near-mint copy — a 11× premium as of Sep 3, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $19.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $14.36. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Eric Paschall [Reactive Blue] #272 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.

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