1978 O-Pee-Chee Phil Esposito #2

1978 O-Pee-Chee Phil Esposito #2 value & prices

The 1978 O-Pee-Chee Phil Esposito #2 is a Hockey card released in 1978. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.69.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.69, a PSA 9 around $79.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $217.33 and a pristine BGS 10 around $283.00. That's roughly a 129× 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 $1.69 and top grades reaching $217.33, 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.