1972 Topps Pat Riley #144

1972 Topps Pat Riley #144 value & prices

The 1972 Topps Pat Riley #144 is a Basketball card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $7.57.

An ungraded copy is worth around $7.57, a PSA 9 around $203.01, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $878.29, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and142.00. That's roughly a 116× 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 $7.57 and top grades reaching $878.29, 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.