1999 Upper Deck MJ Athlete of the Century Michael Jordan #42

1999 Upper Deck MJ Athlete of the Century Michael Jordan #42 value & prices

The 1999 Upper Deck MJ Athlete of the Century Michael Jordan #42 is a Basketball card released in 1999. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.08.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.08, a PSA 9 around $109.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $131.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $170.00. That's roughly a 63× 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 $2.08 and top grades reaching $131.00, 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.