Anywhere from a few dollars to $32,433. Most 1990s Griffey cards sell for under $100, but rare inserts and serial-numbered parallels regularly sell for four and five figures. This guide tracks 875 Griffey cards from 1990–1999 using real completed eBay sales — not asking prices — updated daily.
Of the 875 cards in this guide, 189 have a top recorded sale under $100, 170 have sold for $1,000 or more, and 11 have topped $10,000. The highest price on record here is the 1998 Donruss Crusade Red (/25) at $32,433 in PSA 8.
Scarcity. The 1990s insert era produced cards numbered to 500, 100, even 25 copies, and inserts with pack odds as long as 1:944. Print run and pull rate drive the top of the market — the record-holder above is one of just 25 copies.
Grade. The same card can be worth 30x more in PSA 10 than raw. The famous 1995 Pinnacle Bubble Gum card, the most frequently traded Griffey in this guide:
| Grade | Latest sale |
|---|---|
| Raw (ungraded) | $88 |
| PSA 8 | $120 |
| PSA 9 | $310 |
| PSA 10 | $3,000 |
The card itself. Base cards were printed by the million in the junk wax era. The money is in inserts, refractors, and parallels — Finest Refractors, Metal Universe, Flair die-cuts, Donruss Crusade, and the other chase sets of the decade.
Griffey’s rookie is the 1989 Upper Deck #1 — the most famous baseball card of its generation. This guide covers 1990–1999, the insert era that followed, where the scarce cards are far rarer than the rookie (which was heavily printed). The same rules apply to the rookie as to everything here: grade and centering decide the price, and completed eBay sales — not listing prices — tell you what it’s actually worth.
| # | Card | Grade | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 Donruss — Crusade Red (/25) | PSA 8 | $32,433 |
| 2 | 1999 Finest — Gold Refractor #200 (/100) | PSA 10 | $20,000 |
| 3 | 1997 E-X 2000 — A Cut Above #2 | PSA 10 | $19,999 |
| 4 | 1998 E-X2001 — Essential Credentials Future (/91) | Raw | $16,000 |
| 5 | 1998 Ultra — Platinum Medallion (/100) | PSA 9 | $14,799 |
| 6 | 1997 SPx — Grand Finale #SPX45 (/50) | PSA 8 | $14,090 |
| 7 | 1993 Finest — Refractor #110 | PSA 9 | $13,600 |
| 8 | 1999 Skybox Molten Metal — Fusion Sterling (/500) | PSA 10 | $13,500 |
| 9 | 1998 Donruss — Preferred Precious Metals (/50) | PSA 10 | $12,992 |
| 10 | 1997 Flair Showcase — Legacy Collection Row 0 #24 (/100) | PSA 9 | $10,000 |
Every price on this site comes from a real completed eBay sale — auctions and Buy It Now both count, because someone actually paid that amount. Prices are updated daily as new sales close, tracked since April 2026. Grading columns cover raw, PSA 8, PSA 9 and PSA 10. Built and maintained by a Griffey collector. Browse any year above for every card’s current value, or check the daily market reports to see what moved.