$Chase Utley [Gold Refractor] #35 (Baseball Cards 2011 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Chase Utley [Gold Refractor] #35 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 8 copies of Chase Utley [Gold Refractor] #35 sell for $108, only $16.77 above the $91.06 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $91.06
Grade 8: $108
Gem premium: 1.2×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Chase Utley [Gold Refractor] #35: 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	$108	−$8.23	−$33.23	−$133
PSA 8	$108	−$8.23	−$33.23	−$133

Net = sale price − $91.06 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

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Chase Utley [Gold Refractor] #35 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
8	$108

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