1998 Hoops Gary Payton #138

1998 Hoops Gary Payton #138 value & prices

The 1998 Hoops Gary Payton #138 is a Basketball card released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.15.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.15, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $21.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $29.00. That's roughly a 19× 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 ($1.15) and top-graded ($21.99) 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.