$Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5 (Baseball Cards 2017 Bowman's Best Top Prospects) — is it worth grading?$

Is Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5 sell for $11.00, only $9.21 above the $1.79 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($9.99) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1.79
Grade 9.5: $11.00
PSA 9: $9.99
Gem premium: 6.1×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5: 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	$11.00	−$15.79	−$40.79	−$141
PSA 9	$9.99	−$16.80	−$41.80	−$142

Net = sale price − $1.79 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?

Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$10.24	−$41.55
50%	$10.50	−$41.30
75%	$10.75	−$41.04

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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Alex Faedo [Atomic Refractor] #TP-5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$11.00
9	$9.99

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