$Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 (Basketball Cards 1999 Bowman's Best) — is it worth grading?$

Is Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 4.9× premium in BGS 10

A BGS 10 Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 sells for $1,960 against $400 raw: a $1,560 spread, 4.9× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($320) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Centering is the usual reason a clean copy misses the 10 — measure it before you submit.

Raw (NM): $400
BGS 10: $1,960
PSA 9: $320
Gem premium: 4.9×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92: 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 — BGS 10	$1,960	+$1,535	+$1,510	+$1,410
PSA 9	$320	−$105	−$130	−$230
PSA 8	$223	−$202	−$227	−$327

Net = sale price − $400 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?

Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$730	+$280
50%	$1,140	+$690
75%	$1,550	+$1,100

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 8%. 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 →

Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$1,960	best	55/45	70/30

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 →

Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	BGS	Graded
10	$1,960	—
9.5	—	$424
9	—	$320
8	—	$223

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Grading Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 — FAQ

Is Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 worth grading?

What centering does Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 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 Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Tim Duncan [Atomic Refractor] #92 breaks even when it gems about 8% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $320).

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