1991 Topps Desert Shield Cal Ripken Jr. #5
1991
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$58.50est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
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Card number
#5
Year
1991
Price by month
Average price of the 1991 Topps Desert Shield Cal Ripken Jr. #5 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.
Recorded high
$58.50
Recorded low
$58.50
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $58.50 | — |
Cal Ripken Jr. prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $58.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $50.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $126.02 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $1,323.86 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,456.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $2,483.80 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $3,229.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $994.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,490.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1991 Topps Desert Shield Cal Ripken Jr. #5 value & prices
The 1991 Topps Desert Shield Cal Ripken Jr. #5 is a Baseball card released in 1991. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $58.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $58.50, a PSA 9 around $1,323.86, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,483.80, a pristine BGS 10 around $3 and229.00. That's roughly a 42× 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 $58.50 and top grades reaching $2,483.80, 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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