2026 Topps Pristine Pieces Autograph Relic Steve Carlton Gold Refractor #PPAR-SC

2026 Topps Pristine Pieces Autograph Relic Steve Carlton Gold Refractor #PPAR-SC value & prices

The 2026 Topps Pristine Pieces Autograph Relic Steve Carlton Gold Refractor #PPAR-SC is a Baseball card (Gold Refractor parallel) released in 2026. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $42.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $42.50, a PSA 9 around $70.23, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $206.90 and a pristine BGS 10 around $269.00. That's roughly a 4.9× 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 $42.50 and top grades reaching $206.90, 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.