Is Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 worth grading?

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Worth grading — even a PSA 9 beats raw

A Grade 9.5 Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 sells for $59.00 against $7.40 raw: a $51.60 spread, 8.0× the ungraded price. Even a PSA 9 ($53.99) 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): $7.40
Grade 9.5: $59.00
PSA 9: $53.99
Gem premium: 8.0×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17: 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	$59.00	+$26.60	+$1.60	−$98.40
PSA 9	$53.99	+$21.59	−$3.41	−$103
PSA 8	$3.25	−$29.15	−$54.15	−$154

Net = sale price − $7.40 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?

Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$55.24	−$2.16
50%	$56.50	−$0.90
75%	$57.75	+$0.35

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 68%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

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Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$59.00
9	$53.99
8	$3.25

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Grading Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 — FAQ

Is Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 worth grading?

What gem rate makes grading Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Patrick Ewing [Super Team Champion Bordered Refractor] #M17 breaks even when it gems about 68% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $53.99).

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