1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 1 #81

1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 1 #81 value & prices

The 1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 1 #81 is a Hockey card (Class 1 parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.17.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.17, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $30.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $39.00. That's roughly a 26× 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 ($1.17) and top-graded ($30.00) 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.