1972 O-Pee-Chee Bobby Schmautz #181

1972 O-Pee-Chee Bobby Schmautz #181 value & prices

The 1972 O-Pee-Chee Bobby Schmautz #181 is a Hockey card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $7.38.

An ungraded copy is worth around $7.38, a PSA 9 around $143.66, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $908.93, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and182.00. That's roughly a 123× 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 $7.38 and top grades reaching $908.93, 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.