Is Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 8.9× premium in BGS 10

A BGS 10 Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 sells for $3,500 against $394 raw: a $3,106 spread, 8.9× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($220) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $394
BGS 10: $3,500
PSA 9: $220
Gem premium: 8.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10: 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 — BGS 10	$3,500	+$3,081	+$3,056	+$2,956
PSA 9	$220	−$199	−$224	−$324

Net = sale price − $394 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?

Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,040	+$596
50%	$1,860	+$1,416
75%	$2,680	+$2,236

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 7%. 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 →

Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$3,500	best	55/45	70/30

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 →

Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	BGS	Graded
10	$3,500	—
9.5	—	$242
9	—	$220

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Grading Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 — FAQ

Is Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 worth grading?

What centering does Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 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 Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Nathan MacKinnon [Limited Autograph Patch] #10 breaks even when it gems about 7% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $220).

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