Is Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 10× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 sells for $70.87 against $7.00 raw: a $63.87 spread, 10× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($24.11) 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): $7.00
PSA 10: $70.87
PSA 9: $24.11
Gem premium: 10×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52: 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	$70.87	+$38.87	+$13.87	−$86.13
PSA 9	$24.11	−$7.89	−$32.89	−$133
PSA 8	$13.09	−$18.91	−$43.91	−$144

Net = sale price − $7.00 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?

Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$35.80	−$21.20
50%	$47.49	−$9.51
75%	$59.18	+$2.18

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 70%. 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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Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$92.00	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$70.87	−$21.13	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$43.00	−$49.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$43.00	−$49.00	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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Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$70.87	$43.00	$92.00	$43.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$46.76
9	—	—	—	—	$24.11
8	—	—	—	—	$13.09

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Grading Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 — FAQ

Is Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 (Baseball Cards 2026 Bowman) sells for about $70.87 versus $7.00 for a raw near-mint copy — a 10× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $92.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $70.87. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 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 Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Shohei Ohtani [Mojo] #52 breaks even when it gems about 70% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $24.11).

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