1972 Topps Tom Van Arsdale #79

1972 Topps Tom Van Arsdale #79 value & prices

The 1972 Topps Tom Van Arsdale #79 is a Basketball card released in 1972. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.45.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.45, a PSA 9 around $49.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,594.81, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and073.00. That's roughly a 651× 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 $2.45 and top grades reaching $1,594.81, 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.