Is Babe Ruth [Red Border] #32 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Babe Ruth [Red Border] #32 sells for $742 against $11.50 raw: a $731 spread, 65× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($675) 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): $11.50
Grade 9.5: $742
PSA 9: $675
Gem premium: 65×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Babe Ruth [Red Border] #32: 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	$742	+$706	+$681	+$581
PSA 9	$675	+$638	+$613	+$513
PSA 8	$42.50	+$6.00	−$19.00	−$119

Net = sale price − $11.50 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?

Babe Ruth [Red Border] #32: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$692	+$630
50%	$708	+$647
75%	$725	+$664

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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Babe Ruth [Red Border] #32 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$742
9	$675
8	$42.50
7	$34.00

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