$Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65 (Baseball Cards 1993 Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65 sells for $150 against $29.77 raw: a $120 spread, 5.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($136) 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): $29.77
Grade 9.5: $150
PSA 9: $136
Gem premium: 5.0×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65: 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	$150	+$95.23	+$70.23	−$29.77
PSA 9	$136	+$81.48	+$56.48	−$43.52
PSA 8	$37.77	−$17.00	−$42.00	−$142

Net = sale price − $29.77 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?

Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$140	+$59.92
50%	$143	+$63.36
75%	$147	+$66.79

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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Ben McDonald [Refractor] #65 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$150
9	$136
8	$37.77
7	$12.50

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