1989 Hoops Jay Humphries #298

1989 Hoops Jay Humphries #298 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Jay Humphries #298 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $0.86.

An ungraded copy is worth around $0.86, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $44.49 and a pristine BGS 10 around $58.00. That's roughly a 52× 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 ($0.86) and top-graded ($44.49) 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.