1978 Topps Elvin Hayes #25

1978 Topps Elvin Hayes #25 value & prices

The 1978 Topps Elvin Hayes #25 is a Basketball card released in 1978. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.44.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.44, a PSA 9 around $31.55, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $3,059.01, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and977.00. That's roughly a 2124× 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 $1.44 and top grades reaching $3,059.01, 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.