1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich PSA 10
$730,000
Why it matters
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.
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10 most expensive Pete Maravich basketball cards
See the 10 most expensive Pete Maravich 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
$730,000
Oct 30, 2025
1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich PSA 10
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1970 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich ROOKIE #123 PSA 10 GEM MINT
$552,000
Why it matters
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands.
1970 Topps Pete Maravich #123 (PSA 10 GEM MINT)
$330,000
Why it matters
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.
Outstanding 1970 Topps #123 Pete Maravich Rookie Card PSA Mint 9 Only 2 Graded Higher!
$86,947
Why it matters
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands.
1976 Topps Pete Maravich (All-Star) #130 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Three.
$70,150
Why it matters
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.
1970-71 Topps #123 Pete Maravich Signed and Inscribed Rookie Card – PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA 10
$67,200
Why it matters
Vintage and early-career rookie cards still matter because they compress the entire Pete case into one card the hobby already understands.
1972 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich #5 PSA 10 GEM MINT
$66,000
Why it matters
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.
1971 Topps Pete Maravich #55 PSA Gem Mint 10.
$61,000
Why it matters
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.
1972 Topps Pete Maravich #5 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Seven!
$59,170
Why it matters
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.
1972 Topps Basketball Pete Maravich #5 PSA 10 GEM MINT
$56,400
Why it matters
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.
Collector context
The collector read
Record-sale context
$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.
Rookie-card benchmark
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.
How the market is layered
1970 Topps rookie with Pistol Pete collector romance
Maravich has one of the cleanest culture-over-resume markets in vintage basketball. The 1970 Topps rookie carries the story, the nickname, and the collector memory, but the market still demands copy quality and vintage discipline.
Cards that define the market
- 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.
Where collectors get it wrong
- Do not pay only for the nickname without checking copy quality.
- Do not treat later autos as substitutes for the rookie.
- Do not ignore the tall-boy condition issues that define the card.
Maravich's market fools people when romance does all the work. The card still has to be the right vintage copy.
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