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Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 (Baseball Cards 1967 Topps) — is it worth grading?

Is Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 8.6× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 sells for $561 against $65.00 raw: a $496 spread, 8.6× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($33.76) 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)
$65.00
PSA 10
$561
PSA 9
$33.76
Gem premium
8.6×
As of
Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$561+$471+$446+$346
PSA 9$33.76−$56.24−$81.24−$181
PSA 8$19.40−$70.60−$95.60−$196

Net = sale price − $65.00 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?

Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$166+$50.57
50%$297+$182
75%$429+$314

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 15%. 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
Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$729best55/4570/30
PSA 10$561−$16855/4575/25
CGC 10$337−$39255/4575/25
SGC 10$337−$39255/4575/25

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.

Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$561$337$729$337
9.5$37.00
9$33.76
8$19.40
7$10.15

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Grading Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 — FAQ

Is Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 sells for $561 against $65.00 raw: a $496 spread, 8.6× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($33.76) 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.

How much is a PSA 10 Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 (Baseball Cards 1967 Topps) sells for about $561 versus $65.00 for a raw near-mint copy — a 8.6× premium as of Jul 11, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $729, ahead of PSA 10 at $561. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 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 Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Bob Bolin [No White Streak] #252 breaks even when it gems about 15% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $33.76).

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