1978 Topps Butch Beard #17

1978 Topps Butch Beard #17 value & prices

The 1978 Topps Butch Beard #17 is a Basketball card released in 1978. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.30.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.30, a PSA 9 around $24.13, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $679.40 and a pristine BGS 10 around $883.00. That's roughly a 523× 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 $1.30 and top grades reaching $679.40, 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.