$Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 (Basketball Cards 2008 Bowman Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 8.5× premium in Grade 9.5

A Grade 9.5 Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 sells for $79.72 against $9.42 raw: a $70.30 spread, 8.5× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($10.50) 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): $9.42
Grade 9.5: $79.72
PSA 9: $10.50
Gem premium: 8.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127: 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	$79.72	+$45.30	+$20.30	−$79.70
PSA 9	$10.50	−$23.92	−$48.92	−$149

Net = sale price − $9.42 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?

Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$27.80	−$31.62
50%	$45.11	−$14.31
75%	$62.41	+$2.99

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 71%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$79.72
9	$10.50

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Grading Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 — FAQ

Is Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Javale McGee [Blue Refractor] #127 breaks even when it gems about 71% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $10.50).

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