1979 Topps Marques Johnson #70

1979 Topps Marques Johnson #70 value & prices

The 1979 Topps Marques Johnson #70 is a Basketball card released in 1979. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.41.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.41, a PSA 9 around $75.01, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,527.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and985.00. That's roughly a 1083× 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 $1.41 and top grades reaching $1,527.00, 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.