1955 Topps Bob Purkey #118

1955 Topps Bob Purkey #118 value & prices

The 1955 Topps Bob Purkey #118 is a Baseball card released in 1955. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $7.96.

An ungraded copy is worth around $7.96, a PSA 9 around $273.11, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,786.90, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and323.00. That's roughly a 224× 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 $7.96 and top grades reaching $1,786.90, 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.