$Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57 (Baseball Cards 1997 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57 sells for $235 against $35.00 raw: a $200 spread, 6.7× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($214) 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): $35.00
Grade 9.5: $235
PSA 9: $214
Gem premium: 6.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57: 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	$235	+$175	+$150	+$50.00
PSA 9	$214	+$154	+$129	+$28.50
PSA 8	$28.55	−$31.45	−$56.45	−$156

Net = sale price − $35.00 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?

Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$219	+$134
50%	$224	+$139
75%	$230	+$145

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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Bernie Williams [Refractor] #57 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$235
9	$214
8	$28.55
7	$23.00

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