1952 Bowman Willie Mays #218
1952
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$1,075.00est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
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Willie Mays price history
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1952 Bowman Willie Mays #218 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $1,075.00 | — |
Willie Mays prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $1,075.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $10,750.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $41,133.30 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $142,379.79 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $156,618.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $261,770.11 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $340,301.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $104,708.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $157,062.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1952 Bowman Willie Mays #218 is a Baseball card released in 1952. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1,075.00.
An ungraded copy is worth around $1,075.00, a PSA 9 around $142,379.79, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $261,770.11, a pristine BGS 10 around $340 and301.00. That's roughly a 244× 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 $1,075.00 and top grades reaching $261,770.11, 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.
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