$Buster Posey [Blue Refractor] #1 (Baseball Cards 2011 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Buster Posey [Blue Refractor] #1 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 8 copies of Buster Posey [Blue Refractor] #1 sell for $54.99, only $9.99 above the $45.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $45.00
Grade 8: $54.99
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Buster Posey [Blue Refractor] #1: 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 8	$54.99	−$15.01	−$40.01	−$140
PSA 8	$54.99	−$15.01	−$40.01	−$140

Net = sale price − $45.00 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

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Buster Posey [Blue Refractor] #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
8	$54.99

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