Tim Duncan

1997 Metal Universe Championship Tim Duncan #72 value & prices

Tim Duncan #72 from 1997 1997 Metal Universe Championship is a card collectors search for regularly. Current market value sits near $3.80 for an ungraded copy.

Condition is everything here — an ungraded copy is worth around $3.80, a PSA 9 around $25.50, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $183.32 and a pristine BGS 10 around $238.00. That's roughly a 48× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

See the full grade ladder and current eBay listings above. Collectors use Ripbin to scan, value and trade cards like the Tim Duncan.

Market context

Cards from this era were printed in enormous quantities during the hobby's boom years, so raw copies are plentiful — but strict grading separates the true gems from the masses, and top grades remain hard to pull off.

The basketball card market rewards star power — top players' cards consistently outperform the broader market.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $3.80 and top grades reaching $183.32, 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.

PSA remains the most liquid grading label in the hobby, while BGS (with its Black Label 10) and modern entrants CGC and SGC have growing followings — the table above shows how each label prices for this card.

Smart buying guide

The fastest way to gauge the real market for this card is to scan the live eBay listings above: look at the spread between auction and Buy-It-Now prices, and check sold history before paying top dollar.

Selling? List smart: photograph corners and surface clearly, state the condition honestly, and price against the grade table above. Or scan it into your Ripbin locker and let bids come to you.