2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set George Pickens Rookie Ticket Autograph Red #118

2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set George Pickens Rookie Ticket Autograph Red #118 value & prices

The 2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set George Pickens Rookie Ticket Autograph Red #118 is a Football card (Rookie Ticket Autograph Red parallel) released in 2022. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $48.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $48.50, a PSA 9 around $69.27, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $166.81 and a pristine BGS 10 around $217.00. 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 $48.50 and top grades reaching $166.81, 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.