$Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50 (Baseball Cards 2011 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50 sells for $154 against $89.55 raw: a $64.45 spread, 1.7× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($140) 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): $89.55
Grade 9.5: $154
PSA 9: $140
Gem premium: 1.7×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50: 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	$154	+$39.45	+$14.45	−$85.55
PSA 9	$140	+$25.11	+$0.11	−$99.89

Net = sale price − $89.55 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?

Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$143	+$3.70
50%	$147	+$7.28
75%	$150	+$10.86

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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Ichiro [Black Refractor] #50 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$154
9	$140

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