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Ungraded vs Grade 9 Joe Niekro [Error] #344 1987 Topps Baseball: price difference
Joe Niekro [Error] #344 1987 Topps Baseball value — Ungraded $2 vs Grade 9 $11. Grade 9 sells for 5.5× Ungraded (+450%). Prices updated June 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated June 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 9 sells for 5.5× (+450%) the Ungraded price — a $9 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Joe Niekro [Error] #344 1987 Topps Baseball, the jump from Ungraded to Grade 9 is worth $9 (5.5×) — 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).