$Steve Avery [Refractor] #47 (Baseball Cards 1996 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Steve Avery [Refractor] #47 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Steve Avery [Refractor] #47 sells for $121 against $19.08 raw: a $102 spread, 6.3× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($110) 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): $19.08
Grade 9.5: $121
PSA 9: $110
Gem premium: 6.3×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Steve Avery [Refractor] #47: 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	$121	+$76.92	+$51.92	−$48.08
PSA 9	$110	+$65.73	+$40.73	−$59.27
PSA 8	$48.01	+$3.93	−$21.07	−$121

Net = sale price − $19.08 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?

Steve Avery [Refractor] #47: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$113	+$43.53
50%	$115	+$46.33
75%	$118	+$49.12

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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Steve Avery [Refractor] #47 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$121
9	$110
8	$48.01

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