Is DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 13× premium in BGS 10

A BGS 10 DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 sells for $175 against $13.43 raw: a $162 spread, 13× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($28.25) 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): $13.43
BGS 10: $175
PSA 9: $28.25
Gem premium: 13×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173: 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 — BGS 10	$175	+$137	+$112	+$11.57
PSA 9	$28.25	−$10.18	−$35.18	−$135

Net = sale price − $13.43 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?

DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$64.94	+$1.51
50%	$102	+$38.19
75%	$138	+$74.88

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 24%. 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 →

DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$175	best	55/45	70/30

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 →

DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	BGS	Graded
10	$175	—
9.5	—	$30.12
9	—	$28.25

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Grading DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 — FAQ

Is DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 worth grading?

What centering does DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 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 DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting DeMarco Murray [Autograph] #173 breaks even when it gems about 24% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $28.25).

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