$Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18 (Football Cards 2023 Topps Composite 1973 Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18 sell for $42.00, only $3.25 above the $38.75 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($38.00) 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): $38.75
Grade 9.5: $42.00
PSA 9: $38.00
Gem premium: 1.1×
As of: Jul 11, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18: 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	$42.00	−$21.75	−$46.75	−$147
PSA 9	$38.00	−$25.75	−$50.75	−$151

Net = sale price − $38.75 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?

Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$39.00	−$49.75
50%	$40.00	−$48.75
75%	$41.00	−$47.75

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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Tom Brady [Blue Refractor] #1973-18 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$42.00
9	$38.00

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