1989 Hoops John Paxson #89

1989 Hoops John Paxson #89 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops John Paxson #89 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.00.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.00, a PSA 9 around $11.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $45.58 and a pristine BGS 10 around $59.00. That's roughly a 46× 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 ($1.00) and top-graded ($45.58) 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.