$Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 (Basketball Cards 2005 Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 4.0× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 sells for $2,224 against $560 raw: a $1,664 spread, 4.0× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($549) 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): $560
PSA 10: $2,224
PSA 9: $549
Gem premium: 4.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33: 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 — PSA 10	$2,224	+$1,639	+$1,614	+$1,514
PSA 9	$549	−$35.30	−$60.30	−$160
PSA 8	$269	−$315	−$340	−$440

Net = sale price − $560 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 [Red Refractor] #33: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$968	+$358
50%	$1,387	+$777
75%	$1,805	+$1,196

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 4%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$2,891	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$2,224	−$667	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$1,334	−$1,557	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$1,334	−$1,557	55/45	75/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

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Raw conditions & history →

Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$2,224	$1,334	$2,891	$1,334	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$604
9	—	—	—	—	$549
8	—	—	—	—	$269

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Grading Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 — FAQ

Is Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 (Basketball Cards 2005 Finest) sells for about $2,224 versus $560 for a raw near-mint copy — a 4.0× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $2,891, ahead of PSA 10 at $2,224. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 need for a BGS 10?

BGS publishes 55/45 front and 70/30 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Kobe Bryant [Red Refractor] #33 breaks even when it gems about 4% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $549).

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