Is Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 3.0× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 sells for $1,466 against $487 raw: a $980 spread, 3.0× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($505) 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): $487
PSA 10: $1,466
PSA 9: $505
Gem premium: 3.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205: 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	$1,466	+$955	+$930	+$830
PSA 9	$505	−$6.53	−$31.53	−$132
PSA 8	$325	−$187	−$212	−$312

Net = sale price − $487 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?

Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$746	+$209
50%	$986	+$449
75%	$1,226	+$689

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 3%. 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 →

Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$1,906	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$1,466	−$440	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$880	−$1,026	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$780	−$1,126	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 →

Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$1,466	$880	$1,906	$780	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$649
9	—	—	—	—	$505
8	—	—	—	—	$325

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Grading Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 — FAQ

Is Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 (Football Cards 2018 Panini Prizm) sells for about $1,466 versus $487 for a raw near-mint copy — a 3.0× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $1,906, ahead of PSA 10 at $1,466. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 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 Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Josh Allen [Red White Blue] #205 breaks even when it gems about 3% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $505).

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