1981 Topps Eric Vail #43

1981 Topps Eric Vail #43 value & prices

The 1981 Topps Eric Vail #43 is a Hockey card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $0.78.

An ungraded copy is worth around $0.78, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $29.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $39.00. That's roughly a 38× 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 ($0.78) and top-graded ($29.99) 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.