1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 2 #81

1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 2 #81 value & prices

The 1998 Topps Gold Label Joe Thornton Class 2 #81 is a Hockey card (Class 2 parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $54.95 and a pristine BGS 10 around $71.00. That's roughly a 22× 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 $2.50 and top grades reaching $54.95, 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.