1997 Select Cal Ripken Jr. #71

1997 Select Cal Ripken Jr. #71 value & prices

The 1997 Select Cal Ripken Jr. #71 is a Baseball card released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.84.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.84, a PSA 9 around $39.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $67.86 and a pristine BGS 10 around $88.00. That's roughly a 37× 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 $1.84 and top grades reaching $67.86, 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.