Is CJ Stroud [Gold Refractor] #1973-12 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of CJ Stroud [Gold Refractor] #1973-12 sell for $52.00, only $0.00 above the $67.02 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($46.88) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $67.02
Grade 9.5: $52.00
PSA 9: $46.88
Gem premium: 0.8×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

CJ Stroud [Gold Refractor] #1973-12: 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	$52.00	−$40.02	−$65.02	−$165
PSA 9	$46.88	−$45.14	−$70.14	−$170

Net = sale price − $67.02 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?

CJ Stroud [Gold Refractor] #1973-12: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$48.16	−$68.86
50%	$49.44	−$67.58
75%	$50.72	−$66.30

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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Raw conditions & history →

CJ Stroud [Gold Refractor] #1973-12 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$52.00
9	$46.88

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