Grade 9 vs PSA 10 Sam Mitchell #70 1996 Skybox Premium Basketball: price difference
Sam Mitchell #70 1996 Skybox Premium Basketball value — Grade 9 $11 vs PSA 10 $38. PSA 10 sells for 3.45× Grade 9 (+245%). Prices updated June 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated June 2026 — how we compute values.
PSA 10 sells for 3.45× (+245%) the Grade 9 price — a $27 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Sam Mitchell #70 1996 Skybox Premium Basketball, the jump from Grade 9 to PSA 10 is worth $27 (3.45×) — 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).