1979 Topps Bill Walton #45

1979 Topps Bill Walton #45 value & prices

The 1979 Topps Bill Walton #45 is a Basketball card released in 1979. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $3.68.

An ungraded copy is worth around $3.68, a PSA 9 around $108.79, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,545.01, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and009.00. That's roughly a 420× 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 $3.68 and top grades reaching $1,545.01, 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.