1981 Topps Julius Erving #30

1981 Topps Julius Erving #30 value & prices

The 1981 Topps Julius Erving #30 is a Basketball card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $8.00.

An ungraded copy is worth around $8.00, a PSA 9 around $211.79, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,050.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and665.00. That's roughly a 256× 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 $8.00 and top grades reaching $2,050.00, 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.