2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Jalen Carter Blue #72

2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Jalen Carter Blue #72 value & prices

The 2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Jalen Carter Blue #72 is a Football card (Blue parallel) released in 2023. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $7.52.

An ungraded copy is worth around $7.52, a PSA 9 around $20.13, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $152.57 and a pristine BGS 10 around $198.00. That's roughly a 20× 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 $7.52 and top grades reaching $152.57, 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.