$Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71 (Soccer Cards 2021 Topps Chrome Bundesliga) — is it worth grading?$

Is Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71 sell for $8.00, only $2.96 above the $5.04 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($7.50) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $5.04
Grade 9.5: $8.00
PSA 9: $7.50
Gem premium: 1.6×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71: 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 — Grade 9.5	$8.00	−$22.04	−$47.04	−$147
PSA 9	$7.50	−$22.54	−$47.54	−$148

Net = sale price − $5.04 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?

Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$7.63	−$47.41
50%	$7.75	−$47.29
75%	$7.88	−$47.16

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

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Patrik Schick [Gold Wave Refractor] #71 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$8.00
9	$7.50

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