1981 O Pee Chee Nolan Ryan Gray Back #240
1981
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$27.34est. value (ungraded)
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Average price of the 1981 O Pee Chee Nolan Ryan Gray Back #240 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $27.34 | — |
Nolan Ryan prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $27.34 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $112.26 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $359.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $500.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $541.71 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $1,969.38 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $2,560.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,182.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,182.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1981 O Pee Chee Nolan Ryan Gray Back #240 value & prices
The 1981 O Pee Chee Nolan Ryan Gray Back #240 is a Baseball card (Gray Back parallel) released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $27.34.
An ungraded copy is worth around $27.34, a PSA 9 around $500.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,969.38, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and560.00. That's roughly a 72× 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 $27.34 and top grades reaching $1,969.38, 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.
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