Is Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 12× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 sells for $300 against $24.99 raw: a $275 spread, 12× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($48.14) 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): $24.99
PSA 10: $300
PSA 9: $48.14
Gem premium: 12×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30: 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	$300	+$250	+$225	+$125
PSA 9	$48.14	−$1.85	−$26.85	−$127
PSA 8	$27.24	−$22.75	−$47.75	−$148

Net = sale price − $24.99 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?

Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$111	+$36.11
50%	$174	+$99.07
75%	$237	+$162

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 11%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$390	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$300	−$90.01	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$180	−$210	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$180	−$210	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 →

Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$300	$180	$390	$180	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$91.78
9	—	—	—	—	$48.14
8	—	—	—	—	$27.24

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Grading Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 — FAQ

Is Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome Extraterrestrial Talent) sells for about $300 versus $24.99 for a raw near-mint copy — a 12× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $390, ahead of PSA 10 at $300. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 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 Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Cade Horton [Gold] #ET-30 breaks even when it gems about 11% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $48.14).

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