Is Magic Johnson Bronze Refractor #98 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 7 copies of Magic Johnson Bronze Refractor #98 sell for $6.28, only $0.00 above the $9.99 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $9.99
Grade 7: $6.28
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Magic Johnson Bronze Refractor #98: 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 7	$6.28	−$28.71	−$53.71	−$154

Net = sale price − $9.99 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

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Magic Johnson Bronze Refractor #98 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
7	$6.28

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