$Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66 (Baseball Cards 1998 Bowman's Best) — is it worth grading?$

Is Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66 sells for $252 against $127 raw: a $125 spread, 2.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($229) 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): $127
Grade 9.5: $252
PSA 9: $229
Gem premium: 2.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66: 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	$252	+$99.94	+$74.94	−$25.06
PSA 9	$229	+$76.68	+$51.68	−$48.32

Net = sale price − $127 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?

Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$235	+$57.50
50%	$240	+$63.31
75%	$246	+$69.13

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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Jim Thome [Atomic Refractor] #66 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$252
9	$229

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