1989 Hoops Mel Turpin #316

1989 Hoops Mel Turpin #316 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Mel Turpin #316 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.22.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.22, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $34.81 and a pristine BGS 10 around $45.00. That's roughly a 29× 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 ($1.22) and top-graded ($34.81) 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.