1990 Hoops Billy Thompson #172

1990 Hoops Billy Thompson #172 value & prices

The 1990 Hoops Billy Thompson #172 is a Basketball card released in 1990. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.37.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.37, a PSA 9 around $19.97, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $91.80 and a pristine BGS 10 around $119.00. That's roughly a 67× 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 $1.37 and top grades reaching $91.80, 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.