1989 Hoops Ron Rothstein #172

1989 Hoops Ron Rothstein #172 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Ron Rothstein #172 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.42.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.42, a PSA 9 around $12.95, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $85.63 and a pristine BGS 10 around $111.00. That's roughly a 60× 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 $1.42 and top grades reaching $85.63, 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.