1981 Topps Bill Cartwright #26

1981 Topps Bill Cartwright #26 value & prices

The 1981 Topps Bill Cartwright #26 is a Basketball card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.20.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.20, a PSA 9 around $78.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $350.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $455.00. That's roughly a 292× 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 $1.20 and top grades reaching $350.00, 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.