2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Base Set Shaquille O'Neal Orange #242

2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Base Set Shaquille O'Neal Orange #242 value & prices

The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Base Set Shaquille O'Neal Orange #242 is a Basketball card (Orange parallel) released in 2026. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $25.56.

An ungraded copy is worth around $25.56, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $499.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $650.00. That's roughly a 20× 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 $25.56 and top grades reaching $499.99, 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.