1972 O-Pee-Chee Jim Pappin #42

1972 O-Pee-Chee Jim Pappin #42 value & prices

The 1972 O-Pee-Chee Jim Pappin #42 is a Hockey card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.52.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.52, a PSA 9 around $25.70, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $209.82 and a pristine BGS 10 around $273.00. That's roughly a 138× 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 $1.52 and top grades reaching $209.82, 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.