$Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26 (Baseball Cards 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft) — is it worth grading?$

Is Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26 sell for $1,745, only $0.00 above the $1,887 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($1,106) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $1,887
Grade 9.5: $1,745
PSA 9: $1,106
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26: 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	$1,745	−$168	−$193	−$293
PSA 9	$1,106	−$807	−$832	−$932

Net = sale price − $1,887 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?

Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,266	−$672
50%	$1,425	−$512
75%	$1,585	−$353

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Clayton Kershaw [Refractor Autograph] #BDP26 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$1,745
9	$1,106

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