1989 Hoops Michael Adams #52

1989 Hoops Michael Adams #52 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Michael Adams #52 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.36.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.36, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $39.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $52.00. 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 ($1.36) and top-graded ($39.99) 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.