2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Kenneth Walker III Rookie Ticket Autograph Orange #126

2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Kenneth Walker III Rookie Ticket Autograph Orange #126 value & prices

The 2022 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Kenneth Walker III Rookie Ticket Autograph Orange #126 is a Football card (Rookie Ticket Autograph Orange parallel) released in 2022. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $52.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $52.50, a PSA 9 around $82.14, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $157.56 and a pristine BGS 10 around $205.00. That's roughly a 3.0× 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 $52.50 and top grades reaching $157.56, 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.