1949 Bowman Bobby Thomson #18

1949 Bowman Bobby Thomson #18 value & prices

The 1949 Bowman Bobby Thomson #18 is a Baseball card released in 1949. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $15.87.

An ungraded copy is worth around $15.87, a PSA 9 around $2,279.59, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $4,265.42, a pristine BGS 10 around $5 and545.00. That's roughly a 269× 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 $15.87 and top grades reaching $4,265.42, 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.