Swen Nater
Sports Card (Basketball) • 1978-79 Topps Basketball (Hand Cut Panel / Error)
Card Type
Player Card
Set & Number
1978-79 Topps Basketball (Hand Cut Panel / Error) - 121
Rarity
Common
Edition & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Damaged
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $1 - $3, Graded: Not recommended for grading due to severe condition issues.
Recent Sales
Comparable hand-cut or heavily damaged 1970s Topps basketball singles typically sell for very nominal amounts or as part of bulk lots.
Condition Details
The card has been severely altered or hand-cut from a multi-card panel or sheet. Significant white border unevenness, corner rounding, edge fraying, and surface wear are visible. Heavy creasing and possible structural integrity loss.
Grading Recommendation
Not worth grading. The high cost of professional authentication and grading would far exceed the market value of the card given its severe condition issues.
Card Description
Features Swen Nater of the San Diego Clippers with a 'REBOUNDING LEADER' basketball graphic in the upper right corner, team name in cursive, and red printed player name at the bottom.
Notable Features
This item appears to be hand-cut from a larger uncut sheet, box bottom, or panel, which explains the unconventional dimensions and lack of standard factory cut borders.
Authentication Notes
Appears to be a vintage Topps print stock, but the hand-cut nature requires physical inspection under magnification to rule out modern counterfeit printing or home-made reproduction cuts.
Scanned: 2026-08-02T18:45:20.055553