1972 Topps Bill Melchionni #253

1972 Topps Bill Melchionni #253 value & prices

The 1972 Topps Bill Melchionni #253 is a Basketball card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $3.17.

An ungraded copy is worth around $3.17, a PSA 9 around $374.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $406.27 and a pristine BGS 10 around $528.00. That's roughly a 128× 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 $3.17 and top grades reaching $406.27, 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.