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

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

The 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Base Set Shaquille O'Neal Gold #242 is a Basketball card (Gold parallel) released in 2026. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $108.73.

An ungraded copy is worth around $108.73, a PSA 9 around $314.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $377.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $490.00. That's roughly a 3.5× 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 $108.73 and top grades reaching $377.00, 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.