$Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24 (Basketball Cards 2008 Bowman Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24 sells for $1,108 against $18.99 raw: a $1,089 spread, 58× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($1,008) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $18.99
Grade 9.5: $1,108
PSA 9: $1,008
Gem premium: 58×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24: 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	$1,108	+$1,064	+$1,039	+$939
PSA 9	$1,008	+$964	+$939	+$839
PSA 8	$709	+$665	+$640	+$540

Net = sale price − $18.99 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?

Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,033	+$964
50%	$1,058	+$989
75%	$1,083	+$1,014

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Kobe Bryant [Blue Refractor] #24 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,108
9	$1,008
8	$709

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