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Ungraded vs Grade 9 Ivan Melendez [Red Lava Refractor] #BDC-29 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Baseball: price difference
Ivan Melendez [Red Lava Refractor] #BDC-29 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Baseball value — Ungraded $498 vs Grade 9 $215. Ungraded sells for 2.32× Grade 9 (+132%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 2.32× (+132%) the Grade 9 price — a $283 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Ivan Melendez [Red Lava Refractor] #BDC-29 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Baseball, the jump from Grade 9 to Ungraded is worth $283 (2.32×) — if your copy grades at the top, that premium can cover the fee. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
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