$Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37 (Football Cards 2005 Topps Chrome Throwbacks) — is it worth grading?$

Is Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37 sell for $94.00, only $0.00 above the $150 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($85.00) 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): $150
Grade 9.5: $94.00
PSA 9: $85.00
Gem premium: 0.6×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37: 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	$94.00	−$81.04	−$106	−$206
PSA 9	$85.00	−$90.04	−$115	−$215
PSA 8	$64.00	−$111	−$136	−$236

Net = sale price − $150 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?

Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$87.25	−$113
50%	$89.50	−$111
75%	$91.75	−$108

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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Drew Brees [Refractor] #TB37 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$94.00
9	$85.00
8	$64.00
7	$30.00

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