1979 Topps Cedric Maxwell #23

1979 Topps Cedric Maxwell #23 value & prices

The 1979 Topps Cedric Maxwell #23 is a Basketball card released in 1979. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.03.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.03, a PSA 9 around $9.95, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,590.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and367.00. That's roughly a 1276× 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 $2.03 and top grades reaching $2,590.00, 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.