$Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68 (Baseball Cards 2011 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68 sell for $32.00, only $7.00 above the $25.00 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($29.50) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $25.00
Grade 9.5: $32.00
PSA 9: $29.50
Gem premium: 1.3×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68: 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	$32.00	−$18.00	−$43.00	−$143
PSA 9	$29.50	−$20.50	−$45.50	−$146

Net = sale price − $25.00 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?

Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$30.13	−$44.88
50%	$30.75	−$44.25
75%	$31.38	−$43.63

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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Aroldis Chapman [Purple Refractor] #68 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$32.00
9	$29.50

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