1981 Topps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #20
1981
See all Kareem Abdul-Jabbar cards & values$6.87est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-24
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar price history
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
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Average price of the 1981 Topps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #20 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $6.87 | — |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $6.87 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $30.49 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $43.95 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $199.97 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $339.80 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $1,717.63 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $2,233.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $687.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $596.01 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1981 Topps Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #20 is a Basketball card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $6.87.
An ungraded copy is worth around $6.87, a PSA 9 around $199.97, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,717.63, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and233.00. That's roughly a 250× 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 $6.87 and top grades reaching $1,717.63, 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.
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