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Ungraded vs Grade 9 Jackson Rutledge [Gold Wave Refractor] #42 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball: price difference
Jackson Rutledge [Gold Wave Refractor] #42 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball value — Ungraded $5 vs Grade 9 $8. Grade 9 sells for 1.6× Ungraded (+60%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 9 sells for 1.6× (+60%) the Ungraded price — a $3 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Jackson Rutledge [Gold Wave Refractor] #42 2024 Topps Chrome Baseball, the jump from Ungraded to Grade 9 is worth $3 (1.6×) — at today's prices that doesn't cover the fee — grading this one is for the collection, not the flip. A grade below the top one changes the math, so run your exact numbers first.
Run the grading break-even math →Values are estimates from real sales data — not appraisals or offers. Some links earn JunkPal a commission at no cost to you (disclosure).