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1981 Topps Traded Checklist & Card Prices
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1981 Topps Traded (Baseball) has 101 cards in our price guide, 101 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Fernando Valenzuela #850 at $3,525 in PSA 10 ($19.99 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $13K and raw copies $222.
- Cards
- 101
- With prices
- 101
- PSA 10 total
- $13K
- Raw total
- $222
- Avg gem premium
- 43×
- Top card
- $3,525
Most valuable cards
The 12 highest-value cards in 1981 Topps Traded, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
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Fernando Valenzuela #850
Raw $19.99PSA 10 $3,525
Tim Raines #816
Raw $16.76PSA 10 $1,652
Steve Swisher #840
Raw $1.29PSA 10 $761
Danny Ainge #727
Raw $5.21PSA 10 $550
Marc Hill #770
Raw $0.83PSA 10 $417
Geoff Zahn #856
Raw $0.86PSA 10 $300
Rick Miller #803
Raw $0.93PSA 10 $282
Mark Bomback #739
Raw $0.99PSA 10 $261
Mick Kelleher #779
Raw $1.49PSA 10 $200
Pete Vuckovich #851
Raw $1.34PSA 10 $180
Carlton Fisk #762
Raw $2.00PSA 10 $176
Dave Winfield #855
Raw $2.12PSA 10 $154
Best cards to grade
Steve Swisher #840 shows the biggest jump in 1981 Topps Traded: $1.29 raw to $761 in PSA 10, a 590× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
- 1590×Steve Swisher #840$1.29 raw → $761 PSA 10
- 2502×Marc Hill #770$0.83 raw → $417 PSA 10
- 3349×Geoff Zahn #856$0.86 raw → $300 PSA 10
- 4304×Rick Miller #803$0.93 raw → $282 PSA 10
- 5263×Mark Bomback #739$0.99 raw → $261 PSA 10
- 6176×Fernando Valenzuela #850$19.99 raw → $3,525 PSA 10
- 7135×Pete Vuckovich #851$1.34 raw → $180 PSA 10
- 8134×Mick Kelleher #779$1.49 raw → $200 PSA 10
Full checklist
All 101 cards we track from 1981 Topps Traded, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Foote #763Barry Foote | $1.40 | $5.50 | $29.50 | $18.00 | $38.00 |
| Bert Blyleven #738Bert Blyleven | $1.52 | $24.99 | $45.16 | $27.00 | $59.00 |
| Bill Fahey #760Bill Fahey | $0.99 | $6.59 | $21.53 | $13.00 | $28.00 |
| Bill Travers #845Bill Travers | $0.79 | $3.88 | $42.47 | $25.00 | $55.00 |
| Bob Bailor #732Bob Bailor | $0.99 | $8.16 | $63.20 | $38.00 | $82.00 |
| Bob Lacey #784Bob Lacey | $1.00 | $7.50 | $29.99 | $18.00 | $39.00 |
| Bob Shirley #829Bob Shirley | $1.12 | — | $130 | $78.00 | $170 |
| Bob Walk #853Bob Walk | $1.27 | — | $29.99 | $18.00 | $39.00 |
| Buck Martinez #799Buck Martinez | $1.12 | $29.99 | $42.20 | $25.00 | $55.00 |
| Butch Hobson #771Butch Hobson | $1.05 | — | $36.02 | $22.00 | $47.00 |
| Carlton Fisk #762Carlton Fisk | $2.00 | $32.36 | $176 | $106 | $229 |
| Carney Lansford #788Carney Lansford | $1.19 | — | $83.00 | $50.00 | $108 |
| Cesar Geronimo #766Cesar Geronimo | $1.46 | — | $33.39 | $20.00 | $43.00 |
| Checklist #858 | $1.69 | $12.73 | $29.37 | $18.00 | $38.00 |
| Claudell Washington #854Claudell Washington | $1.17 | $11.59 | $47.50 | $29.00 | $62.00 |
| Cliff Johnson #776Cliff Johnson | $1.15 | — | $106 | $63.00 | $138 |
| Complete Set | $66.94 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ainge #727Danny Ainge | $5.21 | $34.00 | $550 | $330 | $715 |
| Dave Bergman #734Dave Bergman | $0.99 | — | $28.09 | $17.00 | $37.00 |
| Dave Edwards #758Dave Edwards | $1.00 | — | $49.94 | $30.00 | $65.00 |
| Dave Kingman #781Dave Kingman | $1.52 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $54.00 | $117 |
| Dave LaRoche #789Dave LaRoche | $1.19 | $14.99 | $34.99 | $21.00 | $45.00 |
| Dave Winfield #855Dave Winfield | $2.12 | $29.99 | $154 | $92.00 | $200 |
| Dennis Lamp #785Dennis Lamp | $0.92 | — | $38.78 | $23.00 | $50.00 |
| Dick Davis #753Dick Davis | $1.10 | $17.33 | $39.95 | $24.00 | $52.00 |
| Dick Drago #755Dick Drago | $0.99 | — | $47.98 | $29.00 | $62.00 |
| Dickie Thon #844Dickie Thon | $0.99 | $13.00 | $32.25 | $19.00 | $42.00 |
| Don Sutton #839Don Sutton | $1.37 | $24.99 | $57.02 | $34.00 | $74.00 |
| Doug Rau #818Doug Rau | $0.99 | $7.50 | $49.99 | $30.00 | $65.00 |
| Doyle Alexander #728Doyle Alexander | $0.80 | — | $31.00 | $19.00 | $40.00 |
| Ed Ott #810Ed Ott | $0.81 | — | $23.49 | $14.00 | $31.00 |
| Ellis Valentine #849Ellis Valentine | $1.29 | $13.59 | $46.30 | $28.00 | $60.00 |
| Enos Cabell #746Enos Cabell | $1.04 | — | $42.99 | $26.00 | $56.00 |
| Fernando Valenzuela #850Fernando Valenzuela | $19.99 | $362 | $3,525 | $2,115 | $4,583 |
| Frank Tanana #841Frank Tanana | $1.67 | $16.00 | $84.48 | $51.00 | $110 |
| Fred Lynn #797Fred Lynn | $1.74 | $27.00 | $83.00 | $50.00 | $108 |
| Fred Stanley #834Fred Stanley | $0.99 | $3.25 | $30.76 | $18.00 | $40.00 |
| Gary Alexander #729Gary Alexander | $0.99 | $15.95 | $38.95 | $23.00 | $51.00 |
| Gary Gray #767Gary Gray | $0.70 | — | $43.77 | $26.00 | $57.00 |
| Gary Matthews #800Gary Matthews | $1.55 | $28.81 | $32.58 | $20.00 | $42.00 |
| Gene Tenace #842Gene Tenace | $1.00 | $7.51 | $39.99 | $24.00 | $52.00 |
| Geoff Zahn #856Geoff Zahn | $0.86 | $44.99 | $300 | $180 | $390 |
| Greg Luzinski #796Greg Luzinski | $1.68 | $29.58 | $35.50 | $21.00 | $46.00 |
| Harry Spilman #833Harry Spilman | $0.99 | $14.05 | $39.52 | $24.00 | $51.00 |
| Hector Cruz #750Hector Cruz | $1.23 | — | $22.99 | $14.00 | $30.00 |
| Hubie Brooks #742Hubie Brooks | $1.88 | $16.50 | $89.16 | $54.00 | $116 |
| Jason Thompson #843Jason Thompson | $0.99 | $39.99 | $99.99 | $60.00 | $130 |
| Jeff Burroughs #745Jeff Burroughs | $0.96 | — | $29.21 | $18.00 | $38.00 |
| Jerry Martin #798Jerry Martin | $0.80 | — | $43.96 | $26.00 | $57.00 |
| Jim Essian #759Jim Essian | $0.57 | — | $32.29 | $19.00 | $42.00 |
| Jim Spencer #832Jim Spencer | $1.00 | $15.95 | $53.97 | $32.00 | $70.00 |
| Joaquin Andujar #731Joaquin Andujar | $1.60 | $24.40 | $44.21 | $27.00 | $57.00 |
| Joe LeFebvre #790Joe LeFebvre | $1.20 | — | $27.19 | $16.00 | $35.00 |
| Joe Rudi #826Joe Rudi | $1.14 | $20.50 | $63.00 | $38.00 | $82.00 |
| Joe Strain #837Joe Strain | $1.37 | — | $74.99 | $45.00 | $97.00 |
| John Littlefield #794John Littlefield | $0.99 | — | $58.81 | $35.00 | $76.00 |
| Juan Beniquez #733Juan Beniquez | $0.99 | $15.95 | $33.10 | $20.00 | $43.00 |
| Ken Clay #747Ken Clay | $0.96 | $7.26 | $120 | $72.00 | $156 |
| Ken Forsch #764Ken Forsch | $0.85 | $7.50 | $33.18 | $20.00 | $43.00 |
| Ken Kravec #783Ken Kravec | $1.19 | $15.95 | $25.06 | $15.00 | $33.00 |
| Ken Landreaux #787Ken Landreaux | $1.37 | — | $31.00 | $19.00 | $40.00 |
| Kevin Saucier #827Kevin Saucier | $0.99 | $22.99 | $48.21 | $29.00 | $63.00 |
| Kiko Garcia #765Kiko Garcia | $0.99 | — | $29.99 | $18.00 | $39.00 |
| Larry Biittner #736Larry Biittner | $1.53 | — | $51.38 | $31.00 | $67.00 |
| Larry Cox #749Larry Cox | $0.64 | $3.25 | $37.02 | $22.00 | $48.00 |
| Lary Sorensen #831Lary Sorensen | $0.99 | $23.00 | $57.91 | $35.00 | $75.00 |
| Leon Durham #756Leon Durham | $1.59 | $34.99 | $60.00 | $36.00 | $78.00 |
| Marc Hill #770Marc Hill | $0.83 | — | $417 | $250 | $542 |
| Mark Bomback #739Mark Bomback | $0.99 | $5.50 | $261 | $156 | $339 |
| Mark Clear #748Mark Clear | $0.99 | $12.05 | $86.00 | $52.00 | $112 |
| Mick Kelleher #779Mick Kelleher | $1.49 | $14.34 | $200 | $120 | $260 |
| Mickey Hatcher #768Mickey Hatcher | $1.59 | $29.99 | $97.75 | $59.00 | $127 |
| Mike Ivie #774Mike Ivie | $0.95 | $9.99 | $126 | $76.00 | $164 |
| Mike Lum #795Mike Lum | $1.09 | $6.00 | $29.99 | $18.00 | $39.00 |
| Mike Vail #848Mike Vail | $1.25 | — | $44.99 | $27.00 | $58.00 |
| Pete Vuckovich #851Pete Vuckovich | $1.34 | $81.00 | $180 | $108 | $234 |
| Rafael Landestoy #786Rafael Landestoy | $0.99 | $18.78 | $24.99 | $15.00 | $32.00 |
| Randy Jones #777Randy Jones | $1.27 | $12.50 | $70.45 | $42.00 | $92.00 |
| Randy Lerch #792Randy Lerch | $0.99 | — | $49.11 | $29.00 | $64.00 |
| Ray Burris #744Ray Burris | $1.25 | $7.82 | $54.81 | $33.00 | $71.00 |
| Richie Zisk #857Richie Zisk | $1.39 | — | $48.35 | $29.00 | $63.00 |
| Rick Bosetti #741Rick Bosetti | $0.99 | $4.25 | $36.96 | $22.00 | $48.00 |
| Rick Burleson #743Rick Burleson | $1.21 | $19.99 | $49.99 | $30.00 | $65.00 |
| Rick Honeycutt #772Rick Honeycutt | $0.99 | — | $24.99 | $15.00 | $32.00 |
| Rick Miller #803Rick Miller | $0.93 | $59.99 | $282 | $169 | $367 |
| Rollie Fingers #761Rollie Fingers | $2.48 | $19.99 | $72.14 | $43.00 | $94.00 |
| Ron LeFlore #791Ron LeFlore | $1.14 | $29.46 | $82.60 | $50.00 | $107 |
| Roy Howell #773Roy Howell | $0.99 | — | $42.80 | $26.00 | $56.00 |
| Roy Lee Jackson #775Roy Lee Jackson | $0.57 | $7.91 | $28.15 | $17.00 | $37.00 |
| Ruppert Jones #778Ruppert Jones | $1.00 | $19.99 | $27.09 | $16.00 | $35.00 |
| Rusty Staub #835Rusty Staub | $1.44 | $9.00 | $153 | $92.00 | $199 |
| Sixto Lezcano #793Sixto Lezcano | $0.99 | — | $18.54 | $11.00 | $24.00 |
| Steve Henderson #769Steve Henderson | $0.99 | $2.25 | $124 | $74.00 | $161 |
| Steve Swisher #840Steve Swisher | $1.29 | — | $761 | $456 | $989 |
| Ted Simmons #830Ted Simmons | $1.60 | $29.99 | $141 | $85.00 | $183 |
| Terry Kennedy #780Terry Kennedy | $1.49 | $4.52 | $44.01 | $26.00 | $57.00 |
| Tim Raines #816Tim Raines | $16.76 | $123 | $1,652 | $991 | $2,147 |
| Tom Underwood #846Tom Underwood | $1.00 | $15.95 | $28.15 | $17.00 | $37.00 |
| Tony Bernazard #735Tony Bernazard | $1.00 | $13.74 | $102 | $61.00 | $132 |
| Tony Scott #828Tony Scott | $0.57 | — | $29.99 | $18.00 | $39.00 |
| Victor Cruz #751Victor Cruz | $0.99 | — | $66.29 | $40.00 | $86.00 |
Players in this set
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1981 Topps Traded is a Baseball set from 1981. Midpoint tracks 101 cards from it, 101 with market prices from recent sales and 100 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Fernando Valenzuela #850 at $3,525 in PSA 10 ($19.99 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $222, and PSA 10 copies to $13K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 43× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1981 Topps Traded?
- Our Baseball price guide lists 101 cards for 1981 Topps Traded, 101 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1981 Topps Traded?
- The most valuable card in 1981 Topps Traded is Fernando Valenzuela #850 at $3,525 in PSA 10 ($19.99 raw).
- Is Fernando Valenzuela #850 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Fernando Valenzuela #850 sells for $3,525 vs $19.99 raw — a 176× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1981 Topps Traded released?
- 1981 Topps Traded was released in 1981.
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