2002 Hoops Stars Rare Air Vince Carter #3

2002 Hoops Stars Rare Air Vince Carter #3 value & prices

The 2002 Hoops Stars Rare Air Vince Carter #3 is a Basketball card released in 2002. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $7.60.

An ungraded copy is worth around $7.60, a PSA 9 around $28.76, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $127.61 and a pristine BGS 10 around $166.00. That's roughly a 17× 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 $7.60 and top grades reaching $127.61, 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.