Sam Bowie

1986 Fleer Sam Bowie #13 value & prices

The 1986 Fleer Sam Bowie #13 is a Basketball card released in 1986. In ungraded condition it carries an estimated value of about $6.25, with professionally graded copies commanding more.

Condition is everything here — an ungraded copy is worth around $6.25, a PSA 9 around $77.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $478.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $621.00. That's roughly a 76× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Compare every grade in the price table above and tap through to active eBay listings. Add Sam Bowie to your Ripbin locker to watch its value over time.

Collector's notes

The junk-wax era means supply is high, but that cuts both ways: raw copies are affordable entry points, while flawless graded examples stand out precisely because so many copies exist in lesser condition.

Basketball cards have been one of the hobby's strongest categories, with rookie cards and flagship sets like Prizm leading demand.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $6.25 and top grades reaching $478.00, 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.

PSA remains the most liquid grading label in the hobby, while BGS (with its Black Label 10) and modern entrants CGC and SGC have growing followings — the table above shows how each label prices for this card.

Buying & selling tips

The fastest way to gauge the real market for this card is to scan the live eBay listings above: look at the spread between auction and Buy-It-Now prices, and check sold history before paying top dollar.

Selling? List smart: photograph corners and surface clearly, state the condition honestly, and price against the grade table above. Or scan it into your Ripbin locker and let bids come to you.