2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Orange #59

2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Orange #59 value & prices

The 2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner Orange #59 is a Football card (Orange parallel) released in 2022. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $24.27.

An ungraded copy is worth around $24.27, a PSA 9 around $20.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $82.82 and a pristine BGS 10 around $108.00. That's roughly a 3.4× 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 $24.27 and top grades reaching $82.82, 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.