2022 Donruss Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Autograph Blue #228

2022 Donruss Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Autograph Blue #228 value & prices

The 2022 Donruss Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Autograph Blue #228 is a Football card (Autograph Blue parallel) released in 2022. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $40.40.

An ungraded copy is worth around $40.40, a PSA 9 around $61.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $131.39 and a pristine BGS 10 around $171.00. That's roughly a 3.3× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $40.40 and top grades reaching $131.39, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.