Is Luis Aparicio #7 worth grading?

Baseball · Baseball Cards 1957 Topps · full price guide →

Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Luis Aparicio #7 sells for $3,095 against $13.63 raw: a $3,081 spread, 227× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($2,814) 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): $13.63
Grade 9.5: $3,095
PSA 9: $2,814
Gem premium: 227×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Luis Aparicio #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	$3,095	+$3,056	+$3,031	+$2,931
PSA 9	$2,814	+$2,775	+$2,750	+$2,650
PSA 8	$221	+$183	+$158	+$57.72

Net = sale price − $13.63 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?

Luis Aparicio #7: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$2,884	+$2,820
50%	$2,954	+$2,891
75%	$3,025	+$2,961

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

Full grade ladder

Raw conditions & history →

Luis Aparicio #7 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$3,095
9	$2,814
8	$221
7	$119

Run your own numbers

Should I pay this?

Asking priceGrading fee

Enter the seller’s asking price to see your net outcome per grade.

Other 1957 Topps cards worth checking

Full set checklist →

Bill Mazeroski #24

Raw $62.00PSA 10 $60,000

Ted Williams #1

Raw $131PSA 10 $96,746

Mickey Mantle #95

Raw $466PSA 10 $242,928

Hank Aaron #20

Raw $167PSA 10 $56,160

Berra, Mantle [Yankees Power Hitters] #407

Raw $228PSA 10 $50,315

Brooks Robinson #328