1972 O-Pee-Chee Gary Croteau #3

1972 O-Pee-Chee Gary Croteau #3 value & prices

The 1972 O-Pee-Chee Gary Croteau #3 is a Hockey card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.76.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.76, a PSA 9 around $41.35, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $152.50 and a pristine BGS 10 around $198.00. That's roughly a 87× 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 $1.76 and top grades reaching $152.50, 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.