1989 Hoops Ed Pinckney #9

1989 Hoops Ed Pinckney #9 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Ed Pinckney #9 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.32.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.32, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $49.47 and a pristine BGS 10 around $64.00. That's roughly a 37× 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?

The spread between raw ($1.32) and top-graded ($49.47) copies is fairly tight, so grading this card only makes financial sense for truly flawless copies — or for collectors who simply prefer slabbed cards for protection and display.