1979 Hostess Ed Ott Hand Cut #31
1979
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$3.50est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
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Price by month
Average price of the 1979 Hostess Ed Ott Hand Cut #31 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $3.50 | — |
Ed Ott prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $3.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $44.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $49.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $172.49 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $224.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $103.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $103.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1979 Hostess Ed Ott Hand Cut #31 value & prices
The 1979 Hostess Ed Ott Hand Cut #31 is a Baseball card (Hand Cut parallel) released in 1979. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $3.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $3.50, a PSA 9 around $44.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $172.49 and a pristine BGS 10 around $224.00. That's roughly a 49× 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 $3.50 and top grades reaching $172.49, 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.