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Ungraded vs Grade 9 Javier Baez [Gold Wave Refractor] #9 2021 Topps Chrome Baseball: price difference
Javier Baez [Gold Wave Refractor] #9 2021 Topps Chrome Baseball value — Ungraded $13 vs Grade 9 $7. Ungraded sells for 1.86× Grade 9 (+86%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Ungraded sells for 1.86× (+86%) the Grade 9 price — a $6 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Javier Baez [Gold Wave Refractor] #9 2021 Topps Chrome Baseball, the jump from Grade 9 to Ungraded is worth $6 (1.86×) — 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.
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