1998 Topps Gold Label Cal Ripken Class 1 #29

1998 Topps Gold Label Cal Ripken Class 1 #29 value & prices

The 1998 Topps Gold Label Cal Ripken Class 1 #29 is a Baseball card (Class 1 parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.74.

An ungraded copy is worth around $2.74, a PSA 9 around $17.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $57.48 and a pristine BGS 10 around $75.00. That's roughly a 21× 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 $2.74 and top grades reaching $57.48, 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.