1981 Topps Steve Bartkowski #42

1981 Topps Steve Bartkowski #42 value & prices

The 1981 Topps Steve Bartkowski #42 is a Football card released in 1981. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.03.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.03, a PSA 9 around $24.95, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $131.57 and a pristine BGS 10 around $171.00. That's roughly a 128× 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 $1.03 and top grades reaching $131.57, 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.