1971 Topps Lucius Allen #27

1971 Topps Lucius Allen #27 value & prices

The 1971 Topps Lucius Allen #27 is a Basketball card released in 1971. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.97.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.97, a PSA 9 around $231.19, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $398.89 and a pristine BGS 10 around $519.00. That's roughly a 134× 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 $2.97 and top grades reaching $398.89, 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.