What is the most expensive card?
$730,000 - 1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich PSA 10
At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply.
Pete Maravich record sales.
Pete Maravich's biggest public basketball card sales, with the 1970 Topps rookie still doing most of the serious work at the summit of the market. Use this page for the quick collector read: where the ceiling sale lives, which rookie lane still matters most, and which cards the serious money keeps circling back to.
Record sales
Top 10 public results for Pete Maravich.
The ranked list stays simple on purpose so the cards, prices, and collector memory do the talking.
Updated May 14, 2026
| Visual | Rank | Sale | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | $730,000 Oct 30, 2025 | 1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich PSA 10 At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. | |
| #2 | $552,000 Jul 6, 2023 | 1970 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich ROOKIE #123 PSA 10 GEM MINT Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #3 | $330,000 Apr 9, 2025 | 1970 Topps Pete Maravich #123 (PSA 10 GEM MINT) At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. | |
 | #4 | $86,947 Feb 19, 2022 | Outstanding 1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich Rookie Card PSA Mint 9 Only 2 Graded Higher! Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands. |
| #5 | $70,150 Dec 19, 2025 | 1976 Topps Pete Maravich (All-Star) #130 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Three. Star rookie cards matter because they sit at the real beginning of the catalog, even if the broader market sometimes defaults to later mainstream issues. | |
| #6 | $67,200 Aug 6, 2022 | 1970-71 Topps #123 Pete Maravich Signed and Inscribed Rookie Card – PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA 10 Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands. | |
| #7 | $66,000 Apr 3, 2022 | 1972 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich #5 PSA 10 GEM MINT At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. | |
| #8 | $61,000 Dec 19, 2025 | 1971 Topps Pete Maravich #55 PSA Gem Mint 10. At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. | |
| #9 | $59,170 Dec 19, 2025 | 1972 Topps Pete Maravich #5 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Seven! At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. | |
| #10 | $56,400 Sep 22, 2022 | 1972 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich #5 PSA 10 GEM MINT At this level, condition rarity is doing a lot of the work, which is why the very best copies can separate so dramatically from the rest of the supply. |
Direct answers
The fast collector read on Pete Maravich.
What is the most expensive rookie card?
1970-71 Topps Pete Maravich rookie
Maravich's rookie-card answer is still the 1970-71 Topps rookie, with PSA 10 copies creating a true top-shelf vintage lane.
What cards do collectors care about most?
- 1970-71 Topps Pete Maravich rookie - Maravich's market still starts with the 1970 Topps rookie, and the top-end PSA 10 copies carry the kind of gravity that can define the whole board.
- High-grade 1970-71 Topps rookie copies - High-grade rookie copies matter because Maravich's collector identity is still rooted in vintage condition scarcity more than in a huge modern checklist.
- Signed and elite-grade rookie copies - Signed rookie examples still matter because they give Maravich one of the cleaner crossover answers between pure vintage and trophy ownership.
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