1997 Hoops Shaquille O'Neal #81
1997
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$1.50est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-25
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Shaquille O'Neal price history
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1997 Hoops Shaquille O'Neal #81 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 | $1.50 | — |
Shaquille O'Neal prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $1.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $8.05 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $8.71 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $20.53 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $23.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $52.19 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $68.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $21.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $31.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Hoops Shaquille O'Neal #81 is a Basketball card released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $1.50, a PSA 9 around $20.53, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $52.19 and a pristine BGS 10 around $68.00. That's roughly a 35× 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 $1.50 and top grades reaching $52.19, 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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