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Ungraded vs Grade 9 Sam Perkins [Refractor] #29 1996 Topps Chrome Basketball: price difference
Sam Perkins [Refractor] #29 1996 Topps Chrome Basketball value — Ungraded $22 vs Grade 9 $45. Grade 9 sells for 2.05× Ungraded (+105%). Prices updated July 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per grade, updated July 2026 — how we compute values.
Grade 9 sells for 2.05× (+105%) the Ungraded price — a $23 difference per card.
Should you get this card graded?
Grading runs about $30 per card all-in. On Sam Perkins [Refractor] #29 1996 Topps Chrome Basketball, the jump from Ungraded to Grade 9 is worth $23 (2.05×) — 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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