Is Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 7.0× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 sells for $166 against $23.68 raw: a $142 spread, 7.0× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($43.36) 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): $23.68
PSA 10: $166
PSA 9: $43.36
Gem premium: 7.0×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ben Rice [Refractor] #174: 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	$166	+$117	+$92.14	−$7.86
PSA 9	$43.36	−$5.32	−$30.32	−$130
PSA 8	$18.22	−$30.46	−$55.46	−$155

Net = sale price − $23.68 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?

Ben Rice [Refractor] #174: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$73.97	+$0.29
50%	$105	+$30.91
75%	$135	+$61.52

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 25%. 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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Ben Rice [Refractor] #174: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$216	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$166	−$50.18	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$99.00	−$117	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$99.00	−$117	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 →

Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$166	$99.00	$216	$99.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$95.95
9	—	—	—	—	$43.36
8	—	—	—	—	$18.22

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Grading Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 — FAQ

Is Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome) sells for about $166 versus $23.68 for a raw near-mint copy — a 7.0× premium as of Sep 2, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Ben Rice [Refractor] #174?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $216, ahead of PSA 10 at $166. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 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 Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Ben Rice [Refractor] #174 breaks even when it gems about 25% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $43.36).

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