Is Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 4.4× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 sells for $968 against $218 raw: a $750 spread, 4.4× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($226) 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): $218
PSA 10: $968
PSA 9: $226
Gem premium: 4.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4: 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	$968	+$725	+$700	+$600
PSA 9	$226	−$16.87	−$41.87	−$142

Net = sale price − $218 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?

Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$412	+$144
50%	$597	+$329
75%	$783	+$515

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 6%. 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 →

Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$1,258	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$968	−$290	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$581	−$677	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$581	−$677	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 →

Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$968	$581	$1,258	$581	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$249
9	—	—	—	—	$226

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Grading Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 — FAQ

Is Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 (Football Cards 2024 Panini Donruss Optic Passing Grade) sells for about $968 versus $218 for a raw near-mint copy — a 4.4× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $1,258, ahead of PSA 10 at $968. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 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 Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Drake Maye [Black Pandora] #4 breaks even when it gems about 6% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $226).

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