Player sales board | 10 ranked results
See the 10 most expensive Bob Pettit basketball cards ranked by public sale price. Each result includes source context, followed by the rookie and grail lanes collectors use to understand the market.
Record sale
$18,100
Mar 20, 2018
1957 Topps Basketball Bob Pettit ROOKIE RC #24 PSA 9 MINT (PWCC)
Record sales
Updated July 23, 2026
$18,100
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$18,100
Mar 20, 2018
$13,200
Direct sale record
This documented Heritage result earns a top-ten spot because it gives collectors a concrete public benchmark for one of Bob Pettit's stronger card lanes.
$8,065
Linked source report
This Memory Lane result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$8,065
Jan 31, 2026
$7,522
Linked source report
This Memory Lane result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$7,522
Oct 9, 2021
$7,380
Direct sale record
This Goldin result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$7,200
Direct sale record
This documented Heritage result earns a top-ten spot because it gives collectors a concrete public benchmark for one of Bob Pettit's stronger card lanes.
$7,189
Direct sale record
This documented eBay result earns a top-ten spot because it gives collectors a concrete public benchmark for one of Bob Pettit's stronger card lanes.
$7,015
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$7,015
Mar 19, 2021
$6,900
Direct sale record
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
$6,900
Sep 3, 2023
$6,838
Linked source report
This documented Memory Lane result earns a top-ten spot because it gives collectors a concrete public benchmark for one of Bob Pettit's stronger card lanes.
$6,838
Sep 7, 2024
Collector context
Record-sale context
This Fanatics Weekly result is a useful Bob Pettit rookie-market benchmark because it ties first-year relevance to a specific grade, parallel, or premium product.
Rookie-card benchmark
1957-58 Topps Bob Pettit rookie #24 in PSA 5-7 is the first card to understand in Bob Pettit's market.
How the market is layered
Pettit's two MVPs and place in the first generation of NBA stars give him real historical gravity, but his market is concentrated. The 1957 Topps rookie is the card, and grade should never outrank centering, color, and surface quality. On the current public-sales board, 1957 Topps Basketball Bob Pettit ROOKIE RC #24 PSA 9 MINT (PWCC) sets the observable trophy reference. Use that result to map Bob Pettit's market across rookie cards, scarce parallels, autographs, and premium memorabilia cards; compare cards only within the same product, year, serial-number, grade, and sale-type lane.
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Where collectors get it wrong
Pettit's legacy is wider than his card market. Pay up only when the 1957 rookie's copy quality makes the premium visible. Before using a Bob Pettit result as a comp, verify the exact product, parallel, serial number, grade, autograph and memorabilia wording, and sale type. A headline result such as 1957 Topps Basketball Bob Pettit ROOKIE RC #24 PSA 9 MINT (PWCC) documents the trophy ceiling, but it does not automatically establish repeatable value for a different card or a weaker copy.
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