$Jason Richardson White Refractor #7 (Basketball Cards 2002 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Jason Richardson White Refractor #7 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Jason Richardson White Refractor #7 sell for $6.00, only $0.53 above the $5.47 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($5.54) 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): $5.47
Grade 9.5: $6.00
PSA 9: $5.54
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jason Richardson White Refractor #7: 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	$6.00	−$24.47	−$49.47	−$149
PSA 9	$5.54	−$24.93	−$49.93	−$150

Net = sale price − $5.47 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?

Jason Richardson White Refractor #7: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$5.66	−$49.81
50%	$5.77	−$49.70
75%	$5.88	−$49.59

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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Jason Richardson White Refractor #7 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$6.00
9	$5.54

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