$Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89 (Basketball Cards 2003 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89 sells for $329 against $34.86 raw: a $294 spread, 9.4× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($299) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $34.86
Grade 9.5: $329
PSA 9: $299
Gem premium: 9.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89: 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	$329	+$269	+$244	+$144
PSA 9	$299	+$239	+$214	+$114
PSA 8	$15.50	−$44.36	−$69.36	−$169

Net = sale price − $34.86 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?

Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$307	+$222
50%	$314	+$229
75%	$322	+$237

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Antonio McDyess [Gold Refractor] #89 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$329
9	$299
8	$15.50

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