$Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80 (Baseball Cards 1993 Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80 sells for $168 against $65.91 raw: a $102 spread, 2.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($153) 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): $65.91
Grade 9.5: $168
PSA 9: $153
Gem premium: 2.5×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80: 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	$168	+$77.09	+$52.09	−$47.91
PSA 9	$153	+$61.64	+$36.64	−$63.36
PSA 8	$66.00	−$24.91	−$49.91	−$150

Net = sale price − $65.91 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?

Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$156	+$40.50
50%	$160	+$44.37
75%	$164	+$48.23

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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Mickey Tettleton [Refractor] #80 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$168
9	$153
8	$66.00

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