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
Send it to slab
$380
Raw · $220 – $640
Desk book
Raw
$380
$220 – $640
PSA 10
$1,100
PSA 9 $420
Population suggests a real shot at a grade that clears raw plus fees. Liquidity also concentrates in holders at this level.
Grade yield
45% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$12 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 14,200 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $380 · PSA 10 $1,100 · PSA 9 $420 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1010% · pop 2,100+$510 after fee
- PSA 935% · pop 7,400-$80 after fee
- PSA 811%
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
Hockey season is open. Young Guns move. Base cards sit. 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.
- Upper Deck Young Guns hologram must show the correct diamond under tilt
- OPC vs Topps vs UD Young Guns are three different cards — read the back
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
- Young Guns RC. Confirm the YG ice background and UD hologram.
Census
How many exist
Graded
14,200
Gem mint
2,100
Gem rate
14.8%
Available now
58
- PSA 97,400 pop · 28 listed
- PSA 102,100 pop · 7 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 9 · $400 · Aug 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
PSA 9 · Heritage
Sep 8, 2026
$420
Raw · PWCC
Aug 5, 2026
$391
Raw · PWCC
Jun 24, 2026
$397
PSA 10 · Goldin
May 23, 2026
$1,092
Raw · PWCC
Jun 25, 2026
$355
PSA 9 · Fanatics
May 25, 2026
$409
PSA 10 · Goldin
May 4, 2026
$1,049
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
- $1,100
- Lift after fees
- -$50
Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.
Tells
How fakes fail
The hologram is the whole authenticity call.
- Upper Deck Young Guns hologram must show the correct diamond under tilt
- OPC vs Topps vs UD Young Guns are three different cards — read the back
- Canvas and Clear Cut extras get sold as the flagship RC
- 1979 OPC Gretzky is bilingual on the back; Topps is English-only
On this issue: Young Guns RC. Confirm the YG ice background and UD hologram.
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
Crosby is the cousin on the same shelf. Ovi still clears a show case.