2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Zay Flowers RPS Autograph Variation #142

2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Zay Flowers RPS Autograph Variation #142 value & prices

The 2023 Panini Contenders Optic Base Set Zay Flowers RPS Autograph Variation #142 is a Football card (RPS Autograph Variation parallel) released in 2023. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $31.50.

An ungraded copy is worth around $31.50, a PSA 9 around $50.40, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $123.98 and a pristine BGS 10 around $161.00. That's roughly a 3.9× 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 $31.50 and top grades reaching $123.98, 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.