Is Max Fried [Team Border] #609 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 6.2× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Max Fried [Team Border] #609 sells for $79.75 against $12.88 raw: a $66.87 spread, 6.2× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($28.99) 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): $12.88
PSA 10: $79.75
PSA 9: $28.99
Gem premium: 6.2×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Max Fried [Team Border] #609: 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	$79.75	+$41.87	+$16.87	−$83.13
PSA 9	$28.99	−$8.89	−$33.89	−$134
PSA 8	$16.34	−$21.54	−$46.54	−$147

Net = sale price − $12.88 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?

Max Fried [Team Border] #609: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$41.68	−$21.20
50%	$54.37	−$8.51
75%	$67.06	+$4.18

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 67%. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses — measure it before you decide.

Which grader pays the most — and what a 10 takes

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Max Fried [Team Border] #609: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$104	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$79.75	−$24.25	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$48.00	−$56.00	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$48.00	−$56.00	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 →

Max Fried [Team Border] #609 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$79.75	$48.00	$104	$48.00	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$55.31
9	—	—	—	—	$28.99
8	—	—	—	—	$16.34

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Grading Max Fried [Team Border] #609 — FAQ

Is Max Fried [Team Border] #609 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Max Fried [Team Border] #609 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Max Fried [Team Border] #609 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Series 2) sells for about $79.75 versus $12.88 for a raw near-mint copy — a 6.2× premium as of Sep 3, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Max Fried [Team Border] #609?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $104, ahead of PSA 10 at $79.75. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Max Fried [Team Border] #609 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 Max Fried [Team Border] #609 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Max Fried [Team Border] #609 breaks even when it gems about 67% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $28.99).

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