1987 Topps Dwight Stephenson #242

1987 Topps Dwight Stephenson #242 value & prices

The 1987 Topps Dwight Stephenson #242 is a Football card released in 1987. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.49.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.49, a PSA 9 around $24.95, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $78.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $101.00. That's roughly a 52× 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 $1.49 and top grades reaching $78.00, 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.