1997 Metal Universe Barry Bonds #242
1997
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$25.00est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-25
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PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1997 Metal Universe Barry Bonds #242 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $25.00 | — |
Barry Bonds prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $25.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $38.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $47.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $155.80 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $199.09 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $4,007.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $5,210.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,603.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $75.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Metal Universe Barry Bonds #242 is a Baseball card released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $25.00.
An ungraded copy is worth around $25.00, a PSA 9 around $155.80, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $4,007.50, a pristine BGS 10 around $5 and210.00. That's roughly a 160× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.
Is it worth grading?
With raw copies near $25.00 and top grades reaching $4,007.50, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.
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