Photoshop to InDesign size issue

I'm working on some CD packaging in Photoshop, and want to put it into InDesign for crop marks and such.
My Photoshop file is 9.5 x 4.75 (inches). I then add a .125 bleed to the canvas making it 9.627 x 4.877. It is at 300 dpi.
I then fire up InDesign and create a new document at 9.5 x 4.75 with a locked .125 bleed on all the edges. I then place the PSD file directly into InDesign, but the size of the PSD doesn't match the size of the InDesign canvas, and doesn't scale to the same proportions either.
I also tried saving my PSD as a PDF with the same results.
What am I missing guys? Thanks for the help, and don't be afraid to teach me something about resloutions/measuring that I don't know.
PS: I'm running CS5

Larry G. Schneider wrote:
Excuse me but 9.5 plus a 0.125 bleed on all sides should equal 9.75 for the new size. The same for the other dimension. Or am I missing something?
Yup. That's right.
Noah, how much too small is the image in ID? Would that calculation mistake account for it? If not, are you clicking and releasing without dragging, or click/dragging a frame?
Web images are almost NEVER usable for print, even if they have enough pixels. They tend to be highly compresses and full of visible artifacts. To know if you have enough pixels (but not if the image itself is any good), select the image and check the "effective ppi" in either the Info Panel or  the Ling information inthe Links panel. You'll see it listed along withthe "actual ppi" figure, which is totally irrelevant. For press you want to shoot for 300 ppi, but you can get away with 250 for a soft image or background. For digital, you can go down into the 180 -200 effective ppi range.

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