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LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Select) — is it worth grading?

Is LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 11× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 sells for $47.10 against $4.18 raw: a $42.92 spread, 11× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($25.00) 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)
$4.18
PSA 10
$47.10
PSA 9
$25.00
Gem premium
11×
As of
Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…Sells forEconomy / bulk (~$25.00)Standard (~$50.00)Express (~$150)
Gem — PSA 10$47.10+$17.92−$7.08−$107
PSA 9$25.00−$4.18−$29.18−$129
PSA 8$9.99−$19.19−$44.19−$144

Net = sale price − $4.18 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?

LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$30.52−$23.66
50%$36.05−$18.13
75%$41.58−$12.60

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

All centering standards
LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$61.00best55/4570/30
PSA 10$47.10−$13.9055/4575/25
CGC 10$28.00−$33.0055/4575/25
SGC 10$20.00−$41.0055/4575/25

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.

LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$47.10$28.00$61.00$20.00
9.5$28.00
9$25.00
8$9.99
7$9.50

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Grading LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 — FAQ

Is LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 worth grading?

A PSA 10 LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 sells for $47.10 against $4.18 raw: a $42.92 spread, 11× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($25.00) 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.

How much is a PSA 10 LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Select) sells for about $47.10 versus $4.18 for a raw near-mint copy — a 11× premium as of Jul 11, 2026.

Which grading company is best for LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $61.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $47.10. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does LaMelo Ball [Red White Orange Shimmer] #183 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.

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