1998 Ken Griffey Jr. Cards: Values & Most Valuable

September 20, 2026 The 1998 Topps Chrome Refractor #321 PSA 10 sold for $12,100 after 43 bids, up from $6,223 (up 94%), and now brings more than three times the $3,500 a PSA 9 fetched two weeks ago. 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy #206 was the most-traded card in the guide this week with 28 raw sales, nine of them contested auctions between $58 and $86, and settled from $95 to $71. 1998 Metal Universe Diamond Heroes #1DH PSA 9 climbed from $550 to $950 (up 73%) while seven raw sales eased it from $152 to $126.

September 13, 2026 1998 Bowman Chrome led the week: the International Refractor #33 PSA 9 moved from $525 to $750 (up 43%) and the plain Refractor #33 PSA 8 from $216 to $381 (up 76%) on a 31-bid auction, both still well under the $4,000 a PSA 10 International brings. 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy #206 was the most-traded card in the guide, 24 raw sales in six days between $75 and $130, and settled from $102 to $95. The 1998 Pinnacle Museum Collection Artist's Proof #PP90 sold ungraded for $305 after 27 bids, up from $125 (up 144%), nearly three times the $110 the standard Museum Collection brings.

September 8, 2026 A PSA 10 of the 1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 1 #1, one of 100 copies, sold for $26,988 in an 82-bid auction. The 1998 Metal Universe Titanium #1 PSA 8 climbed from $480 to $1,075 (up 124%) on 27 bids. Hardball Galaxy #206 was the year's most heavily traded card by a wide margin, with more than three dozen ungraded sales between $50 and $152 leaving it close to where it started, at $102.

September 2, 2026 1998 Metal Universe Universal Language PSA 10 jumped from $347 to $600 (up 73%), and 1998 Topps Finest Refractor #100 PSA 9 climbed from $333 to $584. 1998 Topps Stars Gold Rainbow (/99) raw pushed to a new high, $1,425 to $2,024, while 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminous #T16B PSA 9 pulled back hard, from $1,330 to $849. 1998 Hardball Galaxy #206 stayed the most-traded card in the guide all week, settling at $103 raw and $395 in PSA 9 after dozens of sales.

August 25, 2026 The 1998 Bowman's Best Refractor #27 (/400) got its first PSA 10 sale, $3,250. A 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminous #T16B PSA 9 sold for $1,330 in a 52-bid auction. 1998 All-Galactic Team #1 raw jumped from $631 to $950 (up 51%) on a 40-bid auction.

August 20, 2026 The 1998 Topps Chrome Refractor #321 led the day, raw climbing from $860 to $1,451 (up 69%) on a 22-bid auction. The 1998 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH1 pulled back hard in PSA 10, from $2,500 to $675 (down 73%). A PSA 8 1998 Ultra Gold Medallion #1G debuted at $510 in a 47-bid auction — the card's biggest crowd yet.

August 16, 2026 1998 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH1 PSA 10 climbed from $1,400 to $2,500 (up 79%) on a single sale. 1998 Ultra Gold Medallion #1G backed that up with real depth — four separate sales landed between $255 and $355, pushing the tracked raw price from $225 to $355 (up 58%). 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy PSA 8 jumped from $55 to $240 (up 336%), now within range of its own PSA 9 mark.

August 7, 2026 A PSA 10 1998 Bowman Chrome International Refractor #33 sold for $4,000, up from $1,600 (up 150%) — a new high for the card. 1998 Leaf Fractal Materials #156 pulled back hard, with raw dropping from $275 to $68 (down 75%) on a 7-bid auction. 1998 Ultra Diamond Immortals raw climbed from $900 to $1,400 (up 56%).

August 3, 2026 A raw 1998 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion #1G sold for $225, up from $165. 1998 Metal Universe Diamond Heroes PSA 9 climbed from $465 to $550. 1998 Stadium Club Royal Court #1 got its first PSA 9 sale at $676, well above its $85 raw mark.

July 29, 2026 A PSA 9 1998 Metal Universe Base #161 sold for $450, up from $212 (up 112%). 1998 Hardball Galaxy PSA 9 climbed from $200 to $350 (up 75%), and 1998 Universal Language PSA 10 moved from $300 to $347.

July 26, 2026 The 1998 Metal Universe All-Galactic Team raw price jumped from $225 to $900 (up 300%), one of the sharpest moves of the year on this card. The 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminescent raw corrected the other way, from $449 to $80, and the 1998 Upper Deck Piece of the Action jersey card eased from $618 to $399.95.

July 25, 2026 The 1998 Finest The Man #TM1 (/500) had a monster stretch across both graded tiers — PSA 8 jumped from $1,300 to $2,093 on a 48-bid auction, and PSA 9 followed with a freshly-graded sale at $3,200 (44 bids), up from $2,175. Both are new highs for this insert.

July 22, 2026 A 1998 Donruss Crusade Red #39 — 1 of just 25 — sold for $16,223 in PSA 7, and the 1998 Topps Chrome Refractor #321 PSA 10 brought $6,223 at auction. The 1998 Donruss Preferred Prized Collections PSA 8 jumped from $206 to $1,314 (/55, 28 bids) and the 1998 Topps Finest Centurion raw firmed from $143 to $210. The 1998 Stadium Club Royal Court #1 raw climbed from $61 to $130 and the 1998 Circa Thunder Rave Reviews PSA 8 from $201 to $304.

July 19, 2026 A 34-bid auction pushed the 1998 Topps Chrome Refractor #321 PSA 10 from $4,150 to $6,223 (up 50%), a new high and the top '98 sale of the day. The base 1998 Topps #321 PSA 10 also climbed, from $138 to $216 (up 57%) with 18 bids. Raw prices firmed across Metal Universe: 1998 All-Galactic Team from $221 to $800 (up 262%), 1998 Titanium from $275 to $316 in a 39-bid auction, and 1998 Diamond Heroes from $45 to $86 with 23 bids, alongside a PSA 8 at $130. 1998 Ultra Gold Medallion raw rose from $160 to $225, 1998 Diamond Producers raw from $275 to $299, and 1998 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH1 raw from $550 to $638. The 1998 Topps Mystery Finest Bordered Refractor #M20 PSA 8 climbed from $90 to $200 (up 122%). A raw 1998 Donruss Elite Master Craftsmen /100 sold for $1,009, a 1998 SPx Finite Radiance /1,000 raw for $124, and a 1998 Topps Inter-League Mystery Finest Refractor #ILM10 raw for $90. Cooling: 1998 Finest Centurion /500 raw from $170 to $143 at auction, and 1998 Flair Showcase Row 1 #1 raw from $271 to $175 (down 35%). Lower down, the base 1998 Metal Universe #161 had a PSA 8 sell at $66, 1998 E-X2001 #10 raw firmed from $35 to $42 in a 16-bid auction, and 1998 Topps Lords of the Diamond #LD1 raw eased from $40 to $35.

July 14, 2026 The 1998 Ultra Gold Medallion PSA 9 pushed from $950 to $1,225 (up 29%), though its raw eased from $179 to $160. A PSA 8 1998 Finest Refractor #100 sold for $309 in a 24-bid auction. 1998 Topps Lords of the Diamond #LD1 raw ticked up from $35 to $40. Softening: 1998 Topps Chrome Flashback Refractor #FB2 raw from $230 to $140 (down 39%), and 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy gave back more of its recent run — raw from $19 to $16 and PSA 8 from $60 to $55 across a stack of sales.

July 12, 2026 A PSA 8 1998 Topps Chrome Refractor #321 sold for $1,600, between the raw at $860 and the PSA 9 at $2,500. The 1998 Topps Gallery of Heroes #GH1 raw rose from $355 to $550, and 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy PSA 8 climbed from $50 to $60. The base 1998 Topps Chrome #321 had a PSA 9 sell at $105. Corrections underneath: 1998 Stadium Club Royal Court #1 raw from $104 to $61 at auction, 1998 Metal Universe Diamond Heroes raw from $75 to $45 on three sales, and 1998 Hardball Galaxy raw from $25 to $19. Added the 1998 Pinnacle Performers Big Bang #1 (/2,500) at raw $44.

July 10, 2026 A 27-bid auction moved the 1998 Finest Non-Protected Refractor PSA 9 from $230 to $609 — closing the gap on its PSA 10 at $1,150. 1998 E-X2001 #10 cooled at both ends: PSA 9 from $355 to $338 in a 30-bid auction, raw from $73 to $38 on back-to-back auctions. 1998 Zenith Z-Team Gold got its first raw price at $73 after an 18-bid auction, and 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy its first PSA 8 at $50. 1998 Finest Centurion /500 raw ticked up from $165 to $170, while 1998 Topps Lords of the Diamond raw slipped from $40 to $35 and 1998 Pinnacle Epix raw from $63 to $28.

July 8, 2026 First PSA 9 data on the 1998 Stadium Club Triumvirate Luminescent landed at $1,780, and the 1998 Ultra Win Now acetate got its first PSA 9 at $300. 1998 Leaf Fractal Materials /250 raw ticked up to $207 at auction with 18 bids, and 1998 Metal Universe Universal Language PSA 10 reached a new high at $300. Corrections: 1998 Fleer Tradition Zone #7 raw eased from $240 to $203, 1998 Finest Centurion raw to $165, and 1998 Diamond Heroes raw to $75.

July 4, 2026 The 1998 Finest Centurion /500 told two stories at once today, and both were corrections. The raw price had been parked at $898 on ancient data — a real sale just dragged it down to $180. Meanwhile the PSA 8 went the other way, climbing from $127 to $214 on two sales in a single day. Translation: the old raw number was fantasy, and the graded market is where the real demand lives. The 1998 Bowman Chrome Refractor #33 PSA 9 jumped from $300 to $425 — '98 Bowman Chrome keeps tracking upward grade by grade. And the 1998 Circa Thunder Rave Reviews, a 1:288 die-cut that almost never surfaces raw, finally landed its first ungraded price: $515 at auction with 25 bids. Even the base is moving — 1998 Metal Universe #161 PSA 9 ticked up to $212. The only cooler note: the 1998 Mirror Image Fusion Refractor /100 PSA 9 eased from $2,200 to $2,048, which on a /100 card is less a decline than a rounding error.

June 29, 2026 The 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity /50 PSA 9 sat at null for months because almost nothing trades. Only 50 copies exist. When a PSA 9 finally surfaced at $1,900, the math made immediate sense — PSA 8 was already at $1,009, so the 9 at $1,900 is actually a tight grade premium for a card this scarce. That's how thinly-held cards work: the first sale in months sets the new benchmark. Elsewhere, the 1998 Metal Universe Diamond Heroes raw continues grinding — 24 bids at $85 is real demand, not a one-off. Added two new entries today: 1998 SPx Finite Radiance /1000 PSA 8 at $80, and 1998 Topps Tek Pattern 29 PSA 9 at $132, a card that barely comes up because most collectors don't realize Tek had different patterns that are worth dramatically different amounts.

June 27, 2026 1998 Ultra Diamond Immortals PSA 9 sold for $2,700 at auction with 38 bids — first PSA 9 data and a monster number. Raw also surged from $514 to $900. 1998 Platinum Portraits raw up from $213 to $260. 1998 Hardball Galaxy raw climbed from $19 to $30. Filled in 1998 Diamond Heroes raw at $70, 1998 Mystery Finest Bordered Refractor raw at $120, 1998 Milestone Refractor PSA 8 at $106, and 1998 Masterstrokes raw at $41. Lots of blanks filled today — the collection tracker is getting more useful by the hour.

June 25, 2026 1998 Finest Centurion (/500) raw landed at $898 at auction with 27 bids — first raw data on this card. 1998 Diamond Heroes PSA 9 ticked up from $450 to $465. 1998 Metal Universe Titanium raw eased from $384 to $320.

June 24, 2026 Active sales but prices held — All-Galactic Team PSA 8 confirmed at $1,500 and Diamond Heroes PSA 9 at $450. The Crusade Red aftershock has settled.

June 23, 2026 1998 Donruss Crusade Red (/25) PSA 8 sold for $32,433 at auction with 52 bids. That's now the most expensive card in this entire guide — 25 copies exist on earth. Added to the database today. 1998 All-Galactic Team PSA 8 surged again from $830 to $1,500 — this card has moved from $750 to $1,500 in three days. 1998 Diamond Heroes PSA 9 up from $375 to $450. 1998 Fleer Tradition Zone PSA 8 up from $250 to $288. 1998 Metal Universe is the hottest corner of the Griffey market right now.

June 22, 2026 1998 Metal Universe Hardball Galaxy filled in PSA 9 at $200 — a sci-fi design that's becoming increasingly collectible. The rest of '98 held steady today.

June 21, 2026 1998 Metal Universe All-Galactic Team PSA 8 moved from $750 to $830. At 1:192 packs, this insert continues to climb. The rest of '98 held steady — 1998 Donruss Elite Prime Numbers had a PSA 9 sell at $335 but with only 4 bids and potential variant confusion (#1B vs die-cut), leaving the existing $800 in place for now.