$Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109 (Basketball Cards 1996 Topps Chrome) — is it worth grading?$

Is Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109 sells for $85.00 against $9.22 raw: a $75.78 spread, 9.2× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($77.67) clears the raw price after an economy-tier ~$25 fee, so a near-miss still comes out ahead. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $9.22
Grade 9.5: $85.00
PSA 9: $77.67
Gem premium: 9.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109: 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	$85.00	+$50.78	+$25.78	−$74.22
PSA 9	$77.67	+$43.45	+$18.45	−$81.55
PSA 8	$8.50	−$25.72	−$50.72	−$151

Net = sale price − $9.22 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?

Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$79.50	+$20.28
50%	$81.34	+$22.12
75%	$83.17	+$23.95

Even a miss (a 9) beats selling raw after the standard fee — the gem rate only decides how much you win by.

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Pervis Ellison [Refractor] #109 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$85.00
9	$77.67
8	$8.50

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