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
$310
Raw · $180 – $540
Desk book
Raw
$310
$180 – $540
PSA 10
$980
PSA 9 $240
Population suggests a real shot at a grade that clears raw plus fees. Liquidity also concentrates in holders at this level.
Grade yield
49% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: +$10 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 8,600 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $310 · PSA 10 $980 · PSA 9 $240 · PSA 8 no book
- PSA 1016% · pop 2,100+$476 after fee
- PSA 933% · pop 4,200-$167 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 hologram must be correct. Confirm 2015-16 UD and the 201 YG number. Clear Cut and Exclusives are other books.
Census
How many exist
Graded
8,600
Gem mint
2,100
Gem rate
24.4%
Available now
32
- PSA 94,200 pop · 16 listed
- PSA 102,100 pop · 8 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 10 · $890 · Sep 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
Raw · Fanatics
Aug 26, 2026
$280
PSA 9 · Heritage
Aug 3, 2026
$230
Raw · PWCC
Jul 15, 2026
$324
Raw · Goldin
Jun 16, 2026
$294
PSA 9 · Goldin
May 21, 2026
$234
PSA 10 · Fanatics
May 7, 2026
$925
PSA 10 · Heritage
Jul 13, 2026
$884
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
- $310
- Raw now
- $310
- Gem book
- $980
- 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 hologram must be correct. Confirm 2015-16 UD and the 201 YG number. Clear Cut and Exclusives are other books.
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
The other modern hockey cornerstone. Deep enough to be liquid, tight enough at gem.