1961 Fleer Bailey Howell #55

1961 Fleer Bailey Howell #55 value & prices

The 1961 Fleer Bailey Howell #55 is a Basketball card released in 1961. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $27.75.

An ungraded copy is worth around $27.75, a PSA 9 around $1,515.95, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $5,138.93, a pristine BGS 10 around $6 and681.00. That's roughly a 185× 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 $27.75 and top grades reaching $5,138.93, 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.