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Is Juan Soto #SITP-9 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of Juan Soto #SITP-9 sell for $22.25, only $20.94 above the $1.31 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.37) 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)
$1.31
PSA 10
$22.25
PSA 9
$10.37
Gem premium
17×
As of
Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Juan Soto #SITP-9: 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$22.25−$4.06−$29.06−$129
PSA 9$10.37−$15.94−$40.94−$141
PSA 8$4.25−$22.06−$47.06−$147

Net = sale price − $1.31 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?

Juan Soto #SITP-9: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gemsExpected saleExpected net (standard fee)
25%$13.34−$37.97
50%$16.31−$35.00
75%$19.28−$32.03

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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Juan Soto #SITP-9: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader10 sells forvs bestFront centering for a 10Back
BGS 10$29.00best55/4570/30
PSA 10$22.25−$6.7555/4575/25
CGC 10$13.00−$16.0055/4575/25
SGC 10$10.99−$18.0155/4575/25

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.

Juan Soto #SITP-9 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$22.25$13.00$29.00$10.99—
9.5————$11.00
9————$10.37
8————$4.25

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Grading Juan Soto #SITP-9 — FAQ

Is Juan Soto #SITP-9 worth grading?

PSA 10 copies of Juan Soto #SITP-9 sell for $22.25, only $20.94 above the $1.31 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($10.37) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

How much is a PSA 10 Juan Soto #SITP-9 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Juan Soto #SITP-9 (Baseball Cards 2024 Topps Chrome Summertime in the Park) sells for about $22.25 versus $1.31 for a raw near-mint copy — a 17× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Juan Soto #SITP-9?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $29.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $22.25. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Juan Soto #SITP-9 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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