1996 Ken Griffey Jr. Cards — Values & Price Guide

August 6, 2026Finest Refractor #135 PSA 9 nearly doubled from $975 to $1,926 (up 97%) on a 29-bid auction. Finest Gold Intimidators #135 raw climbed from $220 to $350 (up 59%). Metal Universe Platinum Edition #107 raw eased from $434 to $300.

August 3, 2026A Pinnacle Skylines #1 PSA 9 sold for $5,000, well above the card's PSA 8 mark of $1,400. The Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 PSA 10 jumped from $2,124 to $3,850 (up 81%). Fleer Metal Universe Platinum Edition #107 PSA 9 climbed from $900 to $1,500 (up 67%).

July 29, 2026A PSA 10 Flair Base #160 sold for $2,500. The Stadium Club Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 PSA 10 climbed from $281 to $830 (up 195%), and a Bowman Base #79 PSA 10 jumped from $75 to $205 (up 173%).

July 22, 2026Fleer Ultra's Gold Medallion parallels led — the Thunder Clap Gold Medallion #11 brought $4,425 in a 36-bid auction (PSA 7) and the Hitting Machines Gold Medallion #4 a first PSA 9 at $3,833. The Metal Universe Platinum #107 PSA 8 jumped from $150 to $600 and a raw Pinnacle Skylines #1 sold for $1,700, up from $1,200. The base Thunder Clap #11 raw firmed from $1,200 to $1,250, while the Bowman's Best Preview Refractor #BBP30 raw fell from $196 to $101.

July 17, 2026Refractors led the day. The Bowman's Best Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 PSA 10 jumped from $1,450 to $2,124 (up 46%) on two same-day sales at $2,124 and $2,100, and the Preview Refractor #BBP30 raw went from $95 to $196 (up 106%) in a 31-bid auction. The Topps Chrome Star Power Refractor #90 PSA 9 rose from $1,580 to $2,000 (up 27%), and the Finest Refractor #305 PSA 9 from $550 to $950 (up 73%). Ultra Hitting Machines #4 raw climbed from $425 to $559 on two sales, a Metal Universe #107 PSA 9 sold for $399, and the Metal Universe Platinum #107 raw moved from $140 to $188 in a 28-bid auction. Mid-tier inserts kept pace: Collector's Choice #310 Gold Signature raw from $50 to $144 (up 188%) with 24 bids, Fleer Zone #3 raw from $75 to $100, Mystery Finest Refractor #M25 raw from $50 to $85, Finest Sterling #24 PSA 9 from $42 to $70, Studio Stained Glass Stars #2 raw from $164 to $190 on two sales, Ultra Gold Medallion #126 PSA 8 from $335 to $350, and Leaf Hats Off #5 raw from $60 to $70. A Call to the Hall #2 PSA 10 sold for $300, a day after another brought $250. Cooling: Ultra Thunder Clap #11 raw from $1,725 to $1,200 (down 30%), Score Titanic Taters #4 PSA 10 from $609 to $550 in a 42-bid auction, Ultra Gold Medallion #126 raw from $120 to $91, and Pinnacle Starburst #41 raw from $82 to $75 on three sales. Topps Sweet Strokes raw ticked up from $130 to $135.

July 14, 2026A raw Pinnacle Skylines #1 sold for $1,200. The Bowman's Best Preview Refractor #BBP30 PSA 9 climbed from $225 to $450 (up 100%) at auction, while the Preview Atomic Refractor #BBP30 eased from $645 to $475 (down 26%). Stadium Club Extreme Winners Gold #EW8 raw climbed from $676 to $850 (up 26%). Metal Universe was mixed — Platinum Edition #107 raw rebounded from $70 to $140 (up 100%), Base #107 raw from $33 to $48, and Heavy Metal #4 from $47 to $52, but Base #107 PSA 8 slipped from $150 to $125 and Mother Lode #3 PSA 8 from $64 to $46. Select En Fuego #1 raw moved from $265 to $290 and Leaf Hats Off #5 raw from $50 to $60. On the downside, Topps Sweet Strokes raw gave back its recent gain from $160 to $130, Ultra Diamond Producers Gold Medallion #3 raw from $100 to $80, and Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 raw from $55 to $43.

July 12, 2026The Ultra Thunder Clap #11 led the day — the PSA 8 climbed from $2,500 to $3,000 and a raw copy hit $1,725 at auction with 36 bids, up from $900. Donruss Power Alley #10 traded across three grades — PSA 9 up from $199 to $245, PSA 8 from $295 to $118 in a 17-bid auction, and raw from $234 to $100. Ultra Power Plus #3 PSA 9 moved from $130 to $165, Topps Sweet Strokes raw from $135 to $160, and the Ultra 22 Karat Gold Leaf raw from $55 to $79. An Ultra Respect Gold Medallion sold at $75 in PSA 8 and a Leaf Preferred Steel #52 at $60 in PSA 9. On the downside, Finest Refractor #305 raw eased from $366 to $255, SPx Commemorative #KG1 PSA 10 fell from $404 to $335, and a group of Metal Universe raws softened — Platinum Edition from $108 to $70, Heavy Metal from $66 to $47, and Mother Lode from $86 to $75.

July 10, 2026A 41-bid auction sent the Finest Refractor #135 PSA 8 from $560 to $1,250 — more than PSA 9 copies have been bringing. First PSA 10 data on the You Make the Play Gold Signature #16 landed at $1,335, and the Stadium Club Extreme Winners Silver #EW8 PSA 9 debuted at $195. The raw insert market was broadly up: Finest Refractor #305 from $250 to $366, Ultra Diamond Producers Gold Medallion doubled from $50 to $100, Metal Universe Platinum #107 from $81 to $108, Mystery Finest Refractor #M16 from $45 to $73, and the Leaf Limited Pennant Craze and Lumberjacks from $42 to $72 and $70, with Mother Lode, Stained Glass, Select Certified Red and Fleer Zone all up behind them. Graded strength too: Sterling Refractor #24 PSA 9 from $536 to $625, Starburst Artist's Proof PSA 9 from $220 to $333, and Metal Universe #107 PSA 8 from $90 to $150. Two gave back: Ultra Thunder Clap #11 raw from $1,000 to $900 and Fleer Update Diamond Tribute #3 raw from $159 to $104.

July 8, 2026Metal Universe Platinum Edition raw dropped hard — four sales in four days between $74 and $150 brought it from $330 to $81, and PSA 8 followed from $400 to $150. Elsewhere prices climbed: Flair Diamond Cuts #5 PSA 10 sold for $2,127 at auction, Leaf Limited Lumberjacks #1 PSA 10 jumped from $325 to $500, and Finest Sterling Refractor #24 raw doubled from $200 to $400 on back-to-back sales. Topps Chrome #70 PSA 9 hit $100 for the first time.

July 4, 2026The rarest cards in 1996 don't trade often — but when they do, they rewrite the record book. The Select Certified Mirror Blue /45 finally showed its hand: a raw copy went to $4,496 at auction with 41 bids, the first ungraded data point ever on a card where only 45 exist. Twenty minutes of bidding told us more about that card than two years of guessing. Same story with the Topps Chrome Refractor #70 — the original '96 Chrome refractor had never shown a PSA 9 price until one hammered at $3,905 with 36 bids. And the Ultra Hitting Machines die-cut, already one of the toughest pulls of the year at 1:288, landed its first PSA 9 at $1,259. Underneath the fireworks, the serial-numbered Donruss stuff keeps waking up: Power Alley /5,000 raw jumped from $95 to $234 and the Summit Big Bang /600 more than tripled from $70 to $232. Not everything cooperated — Studio Stained Glass Stars raw slid from $150 to $114 on back-to-back sales. But the theme of the day was discovery: three cards that never had a market price before now have serious ones.

June 29, 2026Studio Press Proof Silver #116 wasn't even in this guide 24 hours ago. Then it sold for $2,828 with 16 bids. That's what happens when a low-pop parallel from a forgotten set suddenly gets discovered — a card that doesn't even show up in most price searches just repriced the whole Studio category overnight. Meanwhile the refractor market stayed hot: Finest Refractor #305 PSA 8 pushed through $400 for the first time, and the Wrecking Crew Refractor PSA 8 jumped $87 to $350 — two Topps Chrome refractors from '96 that have been quietly gaining for months. The Metal Universe Platinum Edition raw doubled from $150 to $330, which tells you something about what serious collectors think that card is worth ungraded. Not everything went up — Power Alley PSA 9 dropped hard from $500 to $199, erasing months of gains in one sale. The 1996 market is full of these extremes right now: underappreciated cards exploding, overpriced cards resetting. The Studio Press Proof Silver is exactly why you watch the sold listings every day.

June 25, 2026Flair Hot Gloves raw climbed from $200 to $265. Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor raw surged from $400 to $600 — a 50% jump on one of the most sought-after die-cuts in '96. Stadium Club Extreme Winners Gold landed at raw $676 — first data on that card. Metal Universe cooled: Mother Lode raw dipped to $85 and Platinum Edition raw eased to $120.

June 27, 2026Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor PSA 8 more than doubled from $400 to $925 at auction with 17 bids. Hitting Machines raw surged from $200 to $429 at auction with 37 bids — that die-cut is getting chased hard. Best Cuts Refractor raw climbed from $125 to $165. Platinum Edition raw up to $150. Summit Above and Beyond filled in raw at $93 and PSA 9 jumped from $100 to $130. On the other side, Titanium raw corrected from $44 to $30 with multiple lower sales, and Ultra Call to the Hall raw dropped from $13 to $6. The Bowman's Best die-cuts are the hottest cards in 1996 right now.

June 24, 2026Bowman's Best Cuts Atomic Refractor #1 PSA 9 more than doubled from $500 to $1,150. Leaf Limited Lumberjacks Black (/500) landed at PSA 9 $700 — first graded data on that card. Call to the Hall Gold Medallion PSA 8 jumped from $89 to $140. E-Motion XL D-Fense filled in PSA 10 at $150. The 1996 insert market is running hot.

June 23, 2026Metal Universe Platinum Edition PSA 8 more than doubled from $130 to $300 — the parallel premium on this card is real. Finest Gold Intimidators PSA 9 climbed from $355 to $400. Flair Diamond Cuts PSA 9 surged from $210 to $300. The high-end 1996 inserts are on fire right now — anything with scarcity is being chased hard.

June 22, 2026Finest Sterling Refractor #24 climbing — PSA 9 moved from $490 to $536 at auction with 38 bids, and PSA 8 jumped from $250 to $370. On the other side, Metal Universe Mother Lode PSA 9 pulled back from $191 to $165, and Ultra Call to the Hall Gold Medallion PSA 9 dropped from $337 to $285. Mystery Finest Refractor #M25 PSA 8 also cooled from $152 to $100.

June 21, 2026Big movers today. Summit Above & Beyond PSA 10 nearly doubled from $460 to $800. Score Titanic Taters PSA 10 jumped from $440 to $609 at auction with 29 bids. Collector's Choice #370 PSA 10 surged from $46 to $70. Metal Universe Mother Lode PSA 9 confirmed at $191. Flair Diamond Cuts raw moved from $90 to $115.