Is Cal Ripken Jr. [Green] #8 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Cal Ripken Jr. [Green] #8 sells for $357 against $243 raw: a $114 spread, 1.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($325) 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): $243
Grade 9.5: $357
PSA 9: $325
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Cal Ripken Jr. [Green] #8: 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	$357	+$88.78	+$63.78	−$36.22
PSA 9	$325	+$56.46	+$31.46	−$68.54
PSA 8	$198	−$69.79	−$94.79	−$195

Net = sale price − $243 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. [Green] #8: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$333	+$39.54
50%	$341	+$47.62
75%	$349	+$55.70

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. [Green] #8 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$357
9	$325
8	$198
7	$130

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