$Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 (Basketball Cards 1998 Bowman's Best) — is it worth grading?$

Is Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 sell for $6,875, only $0.00 above the $9,399 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($3,080) 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): $9,399
PSA 10: $6,875
PSA 9: $3,080
Gem premium: 0.7×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88: 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	$6,875	−$2,549	−$2,574	−$2,674
PSA 9	$3,080	−$6,344	−$6,369	−$6,469
PSA 8	$2,800	−$6,624	−$6,649	−$6,749

Net = sale price − $9,399 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?

Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4,029	−$5,420
50%	$4,978	−$4,472
75%	$5,926	−$3,523

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

All centering standards →

Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$8,938	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$6,875	−$2,063	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$4,125	−$4,813	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$4,125	−$4,813	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 →

Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$6,875	$4,125	$8,938	$4,125	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$3,388
9	—	—	—	—	$3,080
8	—	—	—	—	$2,800

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Grading Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 — FAQ

Is Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 (Basketball Cards 1998 Bowman's Best) sells for about $6,875 versus $9,399 for a raw near-mint copy — a 0.7× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $8,938, ahead of PSA 10 at $6,875. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Kobe Bryant [Atomic Refractor] #88 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.

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