$Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95 (Baseball Cards 2006 Topps Heritage Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95 sells for $448 against $302 raw: a $146 spread, 1.5× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($407) 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): $302
Grade 9.5: $448
PSA 9: $407
Gem premium: 1.5×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95: 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	$448	+$121	+$96.01	−$3.99
PSA 9	$407	+$79.97	+$54.97	−$45.03

Net = sale price − $302 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?

Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$417	+$65.23
50%	$427	+$75.49
75%	$438	+$85.75

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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Justin Verlander [Chrome Black Refractor] #95 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$448
9	$407

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