1996 Bowman's Best Cal Ripken Jr. Atomic Refractor #3
1996
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$46.42est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
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Average price of the 1996 Bowman's Best Cal Ripken Jr. Atomic Refractor #3 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 | $46.42 | — |
Cal Ripken Jr. prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $46.42 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $64.77 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $163.41 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $245.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $250.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $325.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $150.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $150.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1996 Bowman's Best Cal Ripken Jr. Atomic Refractor #3 value & prices
The 1996 Bowman's Best Cal Ripken Jr. Atomic Refractor #3 is a Baseball card (Atomic Refractor parallel) released in 1996. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $46.42.
An ungraded copy is worth around $46.42, a PSA 9 around $163.41, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $250.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $325.00. That's roughly a 5.4× 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 $46.42 and top grades reaching $250.00, 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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