2008 Upper Deck Starquest Yao Ming Black #SQ-23
2008
See all Yao Ming cards & values$4.06est. value (ungraded)
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Yao Ming 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 2008 Upper Deck Starquest Yao Ming Black #SQ-23 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 | $4.06 | — |
Yao Ming prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $4.06 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $8.66 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $15.72 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $20.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $20.24 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $26.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $12.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $12.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission2008 Upper Deck Starquest Yao Ming Black #SQ-23 value & prices
The 2008 Upper Deck Starquest Yao Ming Black #SQ-23 is a Basketball card (Black parallel) released in 2008. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $4.06.
An ungraded copy is worth around $4.06, a PSA 9 around $15.72, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $20.24 and a pristine BGS 10 around $26.00. That's roughly a 5.0× 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?
The spread between raw ($4.06) and top-graded ($20.24) copies is fairly tight, so grading this card only makes financial sense for truly flawless copies — or for collectors who simply prefer slabbed cards for protection and display.
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