Desk grade
7.5
6.5 – 8.0
Range from this photo. Not a PSA, BGS, or SGC cert.
- Centering
- 7.5
- Corners
- 7.5
- Edges
- 7.5
- Surface
- 7.5
Estimate from catalog averages, not a live surface check.
Glare, blur, and parallels get missed. The grading company still has the cert.
Value
Close call
$380
Raw · $220 – $640
Desk book
Raw
$380
$220 – $640
PSA 10
$2,800
PSA 9 $620
The math is close. Slab if you want liquidity and a cert; stay raw if you like the card in hand.
Grade yield
23% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$38 after grading costs. Leave it raw.
PSA regular · $50 fee · $15 ship · $8 insurance · about 45 days. Shifted by this photo's 7.5 and 28,600 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $380 · PSA 10 $2,800 · PSA 9 $620 · PSA 8 $280
- PSA 101% · pop 420+$1,985 after fee
- PSA 922% · pop 8,600+$93 after fee
- PSA 838% · pop 12,400-$202 after fee
Net is the slab price minus a 13% take, ship pad, a $50 fee, and raw. A 10 is not the likely outcome of a 9 photo.
Hold or sell
Mixed book — no rush
Liquidity 65
Football is in season. A crowded list usually gets hit before the quiet months. One census snapshot — not a live pop velocity.
Trust shield
Check these tells
A phone photo cannot measure font kerning or a rosette against a reference set. These are the known tells for this issue.
- On-card autos have ink soak; sticker autos sit on top
- Serial numbering stamp weight and placement are copied poorly
Liquidity
List this copy
Title, desk grade, and comps in one block. We do not submit it for you.
Authenticity
Likely authentic
Visual review, not a cert.
Census match on a well-documented issue. Still verify holograms, stamps, and stock in hand — photos miss texture.
- Print and type match known copies of this issue
- Stock and finish consistent with the set
- Paper Topps, not Bowman Chrome or Contenders. Confirm 2000 Topps and the Patriots rookie photo.
Census
How many exist
Graded
28,600
Gem mint
420
Gem rate
1.5%
Available now
124
- PSA 812,400 pop · 58 listed
- PSA 98,600 pop · 31 listed
- PSA 10420 pop · 2 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 9 · $590 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
Raw · PWCC
Aug 27, 2026
$390
PSA 10 · Heritage
Jul 20, 2026
$2,741
PSA 10 · Goldin
Aug 5, 2026
$2,839
PSA 9 · Goldin
May 27, 2026
$628
PSA 9 · Goldin
Jul 5, 2026
$588
PSA 9 · PWCC
Mar 8, 2026
$577
Raw · PWCC
May 18, 2026
$358
On the market
Open a live search on the desks that actually print paper.
Desk
If you send it in
Set the grade you think you have and the service you would buy.
- At Raw
- $380
- Raw now
- $380
- Gem book
- $2,800
- Lift after fees
- -$50
Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.
Tells
How fakes fail
Ink, patch construction, and serial stamps must agree.
- On-card autos have ink soak; sticker autos sit on top
- Serial numbering stamp weight and placement are copied poorly
- Patch layers should match the known player/set construction
- Championship Ticket vs Rookie Ticket is a different card — check the gold parallel
On this issue: Paper Topps, not Bowman Chrome or Contenders. Confirm 2000 Topps and the Patriots rookie photo.
Centering & surface
Meter L/R and T/B from this photo, then loupe the print. A hint at what PSA, BGS, or SGC might say — not a cert.
Scan a photo of this copy to measure borders.
Lot notes
Contenders is the trophy. This paper is what shows actually trade.