$Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29 (Baseball Cards 1993 Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29 sells for $118 against $14.00 raw: a $104 spread, 8.4× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($108) 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): $14.00
Grade 9.5: $118
PSA 9: $108
Gem premium: 8.4×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29: 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	$118	+$79.00	+$54.00	−$46.00
PSA 9	$108	+$68.50	+$43.50	−$56.50
PSA 8	$53.35	+$14.35	−$10.65	−$111

Net = sale price − $14.00 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?

Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$110	+$46.13
50%	$113	+$48.75
75%	$115	+$51.38

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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Ramon Martinez [Refractor] #29 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$118
9	$108
8	$53.35
7	$13.37

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