Is Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 6.8× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 sells for $61.56 against $9.00 raw: a $52.56 spread, 6.8× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($23.07) 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): $9.00
PSA 10: $61.56
PSA 9: $23.07
Gem premium: 6.8×
As of: Sep 2, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183: 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 — PSA 10	$61.56	+$27.56	+$2.56	−$97.44
PSA 9	$23.07	−$10.93	−$35.93	−$136
PSA 8	$13.04	−$20.96	−$45.96	−$146

Net = sale price − $9.00 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?

Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$32.69	−$26.31
50%	$42.31	−$16.69
75%	$51.94	−$7.06

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 93%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$80.00	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$61.56	−$18.44	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$37.00	−$43.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$37.00	−$43.00	55/45	75/25

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.

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Raw conditions & history →

Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$61.56	$37.00	$80.00	$37.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$43.91
9	—	—	—	—	$23.07
8	—	—	—	—	$13.04

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Grading Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 — FAQ

Is Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 (Baseball Cards 2024 Topps Update) sells for about $61.56 versus $9.00 for a raw near-mint copy — a 6.8× premium as of Sep 2, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $80.00, ahead of PSA 10 at $61.56. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 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.

What gem rate makes grading Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Ben Brown [Red Crackle Foilboard] #US183 breaks even when it gems about 93% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $23.07).

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