Is Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 17× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 sells for $101 against $6.06 raw: a $94.93 spread, 17× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($23.58) 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): $6.06
PSA 10: $101
PSA 9: $23.58
Gem premium: 17×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35: 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	$101	+$69.93	+$44.93	−$55.07
PSA 9	$23.58	−$7.48	−$32.48	−$132
PSA 8	$15.75	−$15.31	−$40.31	−$140

Net = sale price − $6.06 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?

Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$42.93	−$13.13
50%	$62.28	+$6.22
75%	$81.64	+$25.58

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 42%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$131	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$101	−$30.01	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$61.00	−$70.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$61.00	−$70.00	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 →

Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$101	$61.00	$131	$61.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$62.79
9	—	—	—	—	$23.58
8	—	—	—	—	$15.75
7	—	—	—	—	$0.99

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Grading Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 — FAQ

Is Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 (Basketball Cards 1997 Topps Chrome Topps 40) sells for about $101 versus $6.06 for a raw near-mint copy — a 17× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $131, ahead of PSA 10 at $101. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 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 Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Grant Hill [Refractor] #T35 breaks even when it gems about 42% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $23.58).

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