1981 Topps Fred Brown #43

1981 Topps Fred Brown #43 value & prices

The 1981 Topps Fred Brown #43 is a Basketball card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.49.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.49, a PSA 9 around $24.36, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $557.68 and a pristine BGS 10 around $725.00. That's roughly a 374× 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 $557.68, 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.