1973 Topps Nate Thurmond #5

1973 Topps Nate Thurmond #5 value & prices

The 1973 Topps Nate Thurmond #5 is a Basketball card released in 1973. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $3.00.

An ungraded copy is worth around $3.00, a PSA 9 around $62.97, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $377.81 and a pristine BGS 10 around $491.00. That's roughly a 126× 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 $3.00 and top grades reaching $377.81, 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.