$Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 (Baseball Cards 2012 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 3.4× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 sells for $476 against $140 raw: a $336 spread, 3.4× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($148) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $140
PSA 10: $476
PSA 9: $148
Gem premium: 3.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196: 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 — PSA 10	$476	+$311	+$286	+$186
PSA 9	$148	−$16.80	−$41.80	−$142
PSA 8	$93.15	−$71.84	−$96.84	−$197

Net = sale price − $140 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?

Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$230	+$40.16
50%	$312	+$122
75%	$394	+$204

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 13%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$619	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$476	−$143	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$286	−$333	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$153	−$467	55/45	75/25

Tolerances are each company's published centering standard for its top grade; surface, corners and edges must also be clean. Centering is the one you can measure yourself before you pay.

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Raw conditions & history →

Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$476	$286	$619	$153	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$202
9	—	—	—	—	$148
8	—	—	—	—	$93.15
7	—	—	—	—	$75.00

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Grading Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 — FAQ

Is Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 (Baseball Cards 2012 Topps Chrome) sells for about $476 versus $140 for a raw near-mint copy — a 3.4× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $619, ahead of PSA 10 at $476. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 need for a BGS 10?

BGS publishes 55/45 front and 70/30 back centering as the tolerance for a 10 (Gem Mint). Off-center copies are capped below the top grade regardless of surface — measure yours before paying the fee.

What gem rate makes grading Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Bryce Harper [Hitting Purple Refractor] #196 breaks even when it gems about 13% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $148).

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