Is Gary Sheffield [Red Refractor] #13 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Gary Sheffield [Red Refractor] #13 sell for $23.00, only $18.54 above the $4.46 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($21.04) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $4.46
Grade 9.5: $23.00
PSA 9: $21.04
Gem premium: 5.2×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Gary Sheffield [Red Refractor] #13: 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	$23.00	−$6.46	−$31.46	−$131
PSA 9	$21.04	−$8.42	−$33.42	−$133

Net = sale price − $4.46 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?

Gary Sheffield [Red Refractor] #13: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$21.53	−$32.93
50%	$22.02	−$32.44
75%	$22.51	−$31.95

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Gary Sheffield [Red Refractor] #13 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$23.00
9	$21.04

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