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LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm trading card — raw and PSA graded price guide

LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 Price Guide

Basketball · Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm · Released 2021

LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm) is currently worth $850 raw (near mint) and $500 in PSA 10 (as of Jul 11, 2026). Values come from the PriceCharting price guide and are refreshed weekly. Grading is the single biggest value lever — check the raw-to-PSA-10 gap below, then scan your copy to see if its centering makes the grade.

Current prices

Raw (ungraded)

Ungraded$850

Graded — grade ladder

LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 graded prices by company and grade
GradePSACGCBGSSGCGraded
10$500$300$650$300—
9.5————$386
9————$230
8————$228

Last updated 2026-07-11 · Source: the PriceCharting price guide

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Is it worth grading?

Grading rarely pays for this card

PSA 10 copies of LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 sell for $500, only $0.00 above the $850 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($230) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

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LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 — frequently asked

How much is LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm) worth?

As of Jul 11, 2026, LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm): an ungraded near-mint copy sells for about $850, a PSA 10 sells for about $500, a PSA 9 for about $230. Values come from the PriceCharting price guide and are refreshed weekly.

How much is a PSA 10 LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 worth?

As of Jul 11, 2026, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 (Basketball Cards 2020 Panini Prizm) sells for about $500, compared with $850 for a raw near-mint copy.

Is LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 worth grading?

PSA 10 copies of LaMelo Ball [Purple Prizm] #278 sell for $500, only $0.00 above the $850 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($230) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Where do these Basketball card prices come from?

Prices are the PriceCharting price guide, refreshed weekly. Raw values reflect near-mint (NM) ungraded copies; graded values are per grading company and grade.

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