1989 Hoops Steve Alford #143

1989 Hoops Steve Alford #143 value & prices

The 1989 Hoops Steve Alford #143 is a Basketball card released in 1989. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.71.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.71, a PSA 9 around $23.22, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $112.42 and a pristine BGS 10 around $146.00. That's roughly a 66× 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 $1.71 and top grades reaching $112.42, 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.