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Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 (Baseball Cards 1995 Collector's Choice) — is it worth grading?

Is Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 12× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 sells for $260 against $21.37 raw: a $239 spread, 12× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($31.00) 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)
$21.37
PSA 10
$260
PSA 9
$31.00
Gem premium
12×
As of
Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$260+$214+$189+$88.65
PSA 9$31.00−$15.37−$40.37−$140
PSA 8$28.13−$18.24−$43.24−$143

Net = sale price − $21.37 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?

Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$88.25+$16.88
50%$146+$74.14
75%$203+$131

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 18%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$338best55/4570/30
PSA 10$260−$77.9855/4575/25
CGC 10$156−$18255/4575/25
SGC 10$156−$18255/4575/25

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.

Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$260$156$338$156—
9.5————$190
9————$31.00
8————$28.13
7————$8.50

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Grading Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 — FAQ

Is Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 worth grading?

A PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 sells for $260 against $21.37 raw: a $239 spread, 12× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($31.00) 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.

How much is a PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 (Baseball Cards 1995 Collector's Choice) sells for about $260 versus $21.37 for a raw near-mint copy — a 12× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $338, ahead of PSA 10 at $260. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 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 Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Ken Griffey Jr. [Gold Signature] #70 breaks even when it gems about 18% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $31.00).

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