Is Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 worth grading?

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Strong grading candidate — 4.4× premium in PSA 10

A PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 sells for $2,850 against $650 raw: a $2,200 spread, 4.4× the ungraded price. A PSA 9 ($633) 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): $650
PSA 10: $2,850
PSA 9: $633
Gem premium: 4.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1: 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	$2,850	+$2,175	+$2,150	+$2,050
PSA 9	$633	−$42.47	−$67.47	−$167
PSA 8	$510	−$165	−$190	−$290

Net = sale price − $650 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?

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$1,187	+$487
50%	$1,741	+$1,041
75%	$2,296	+$1,596

Break-even gem rate at the standard fee: about 3%. 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 →

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1: top-grade value by grading company with centering tolerance
Grader	10 sells for	vs best	Front centering for a 10	Back
BGS 10	$3,705	best	55/45	70/30
PSA 10	$2,850	−$855	55/45	75/25
CGC 10	$1,710	−$1,995	55/45	75/25
SGC 10	$1,710	−$1,995	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 →

Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	PSA	CGC	BGS	SGC	Graded
10	$2,850	$1,710	$3,705	$1,710	—
9.5	—	—	—	—	$1,738
9	—	—	—	—	$633
8	—	—	—	—	$510

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Grading Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 — FAQ

Is Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 worth grading?

How much is a PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 worth compared with raw?

A PSA 10 Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 (Baseball Cards 2025 Topps Takashi Murakami) sells for about $2,850 versus $650 for a raw near-mint copy — a 4.4× premium as of Sep 4, 2026.

Which grading company is best for Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1?

By resale value, BGS 10 leads at $3,705, ahead of PSA 10 at $2,850. Fees and turnaround differ, so the best-paying label is not always the best net.

What centering does Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 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 Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 break even?

At a standard ~$50 fee, submitting Shohei Ohtani [Blue] #1 breaks even when it gems about 3% of the time (a miss assumed to sell at the PSA 9 price of $633).

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