$Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235 (Baseball Cards 1994 Finest) — is it worth grading?$

Is Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235 sells for $220 against $96.71 raw: a $123 spread, 2.3× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($200) 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): $96.71
Grade 9.5: $220
PSA 9: $200
Gem premium: 2.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235: 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	$220	+$98.29	+$73.29	−$26.71
PSA 9	$200	+$78.28	+$53.28	−$46.72
PSA 8	$101	−$20.71	−$45.71	−$146

Net = sale price − $96.71 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?

Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$205	+$58.28
50%	$210	+$63.29
75%	$215	+$68.29

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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Cal Ripken Jr. [Refractor] #235 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$220
9	$200
8	$101
7	$81.00

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