$Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 (Baseball Cards 1994 Bowman's Best) — is it worth grading?$

Is Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 34× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 sells for $1,126 against $32.86 raw: a $1,093 spread, 34× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($54.20) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $32.86
PSA 10: $1,126
PSA 9: $54.20
Gem premium: 34×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4: 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 — PSA 10	$1,126	+$1,068	+$1,043	+$943
PSA 9	$54.20	−$3.66	−$28.66	−$129
PSA 8	$52.25	−$5.61	−$30.61	−$131

Net = sale price − $32.86 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?

Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$322	+$239
50%	$590	+$507
75%	$858	+$775

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 3%. 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 →

Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$1,463	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$1,126	−$337	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$675	−$788	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$675	−$788	55/45	75/25

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.

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Raw conditions & history →

Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$1,126	$675	$1,463	$675	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$317
9	—	—	—	—	$54.20
8	—	—	—	—	$52.25

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Grading Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 — FAQ

Is Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 (Baseball Cards 1994 Bowman's Best) sells for about $1,126 versus $32.86 for a raw near-mint copy — a 34× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $1,463, ahead of PSA 10 at $1,126. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 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 Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Rickey Henderson [Red Refractor] #4 breaks even when it gems about 3% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $54.20).

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