1998 Topps Mystery Finest Cal Ripken Jr. Bordered Refractor #M16
1998
See all Cal Ripken Jr. cards & values$9.75est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-26
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Cal Ripken Jr. price history
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 1998 Topps Mystery Finest Cal Ripken Jr. Bordered Refractor #M16 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 | $9.75 | — |
Cal Ripken Jr. prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $9.75 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $35.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $39.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $83.86 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $261.53 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $340.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $105.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $157.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1998 Topps Mystery Finest Cal Ripken Jr. Bordered Refractor #M16 value & prices
The 1998 Topps Mystery Finest Cal Ripken Jr. Bordered Refractor #M16 is a Baseball card (Bordered Refractor parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $9.75.
An ungraded copy is worth around $9.75, a PSA 9 around $39.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $261.53 and a pristine BGS 10 around $340.00. That's roughly a 27× 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 $9.75 and top grades reaching $261.53, 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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