$Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 (Basketball Cards 2002 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 sells for $61.00 against $8.50 raw: a $52.50 spread, 7.2× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($55.75) 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): $8.50
Grade 9.5: $61.00
PSA 9: $55.75
Gem premium: 7.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #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	$61.00	+$27.50	+$2.50	−$97.50
PSA 9	$55.75	+$22.25	−$2.75	−$103
PSA 8	$25.00	−$8.50	−$33.50	−$134

Net = sale price − $8.50 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?

Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$57.06	−$1.44
50%	$58.38	−$0.13
75%	$59.69	+$1.19

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 52%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$61.00
9	$55.75
8	$25.00

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Grading Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 — FAQ

Is Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Rasheed Wallace [White Refractor] #5 breaks even when it gems about 52% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $55.75).

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