1998 Topps Gary Payton

1998 Topps Gary Payton value & prices

The 1998 Topps Gary Payton is a Basketball card released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.33.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.33, a PSA 9 around $10.52, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $200.06 and a pristine BGS 10 around $260.00. That's roughly a 86× 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 $2.33 and top grades reaching $200.06, 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.