Yao Ming

2003 Topps Chrome Yao Ming #11 value & prices

Yao Ming #11 from 2003 2003 Topps Chrome is a card collectors search for regularly. Current market value sits near $15.54 for an ungraded copy.

Graded copies command a clear premium — an ungraded copy is worth around $15.54, a PSA 9 around $57.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $166.50 and a pristine BGS 10 around $216.00. That's roughly a 11× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Compare every grade in the price table above and tap through to active eBay listings. Add Yao Ming to your Ripbin locker to watch its value over time.

Collector's notes

This card comes from the modern era, where print runs tightened and parallels became the chase. Base versions are accessible, while graded gems and rare parallels carry the premium.

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

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $15.54 and top grades reaching $166.50, 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.

How to buy this card

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.