$Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 (Basketball Cards 2006 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 33× premium in Grade 9.5

A Grade 9.5 Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 sells for $665 against $20.15 raw: a $645 spread, 33× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($7.50) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $20.15
Grade 9.5: $665
PSA 9: $7.50
Gem premium: 33×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185: 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	$665	+$620	+$595	+$495
PSA 9	$7.50	−$37.65	−$62.65	−$163

Net = sale price − $20.15 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?

Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$172	+$102
50%	$336	+$266
75%	$501	+$430

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 10%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$665
9	$7.50

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Grading Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 — FAQ

Is Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Jordan Farmar [Black Refractor Autograph] #185 breaks even when it gems about 10% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $7.50).

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