Is Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 sell for $55.59, only $0.00 above the $700 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($31.75) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $700
PSA 10: $55.59
PSA 9: $31.75
Gem premium: 0.1×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43: 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	$55.59	−$669	−$694	−$794
PSA 9	$31.75	−$693	−$718	−$818

Net = sale price − $700 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?

Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$37.71	−$712
50%	$43.67	−$706
75%	$49.63	−$700

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$72.00	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$55.59	−$16.41	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$33.00	−$39.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$33.00	−$39.00	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 →

Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$55.59	$33.00	$72.00	$33.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$35.00
9	—	—	—	—	$31.75

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Grading Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 — FAQ

Is Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 (Baseball Cards 2021 Topps) sells for about $55.59 versus $700 for a raw near-mint copy — a 0.1× premium as of Jul 11, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $72.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $55.59. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Jo Adell [Mother's Day Pink] #43 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.

Is your baseball card centered well enough to grade?

Centering makes or breaks a PSA 10. Scan any card with Midpoint to measure its exact centering, get a grade estimate, and see what your copy is actually worth.

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