$Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108 (Baseball Cards 2016 Topps Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108 sell for $8.00, only $0.00 above the $15.82 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.00) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $15.82
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.00
Gem premium: 0.5×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108: 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 — Grade 9.5	$8.00	−$32.82	−$57.82	−$158
PSA 9	$7.00	−$33.82	−$58.82	−$159

Net = sale price − $15.82 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?

Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.25	−$58.57
50%	$7.50	−$58.32
75%	$7.75	−$58.07

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

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Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.00

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Grading Michael Conforto [Refractor] #108 — FAQ

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