2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Cal Ripken Jr. #281
2005
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$2.55est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Card number
#281
Year
2005
Price by month
Average price of the 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Cal Ripken Jr. #281 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
$2.55
Recorded low
$2.55
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $2.55 | — |
Cal Ripken Jr. prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $2.55 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $8.46 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $18.25 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $18.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $18.49 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $24.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $11.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $11.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
Cal Ripken Jr. parallels
3 versions, each priced on its own. Most valuable first.
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The 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Cal Ripken Jr. #281 is a Baseball card released in 2005. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $2.55.
An ungraded copy is worth around $2.55, a PSA 9 around $18.25, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $18.49 and a pristine BGS 10 around $24.00. That's roughly a 7.3× 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?
The spread between raw ($2.55) and top-graded ($18.49) copies is fairly tight, so grading this card only makes financial sense for truly flawless copies — or for collectors who simply prefer slabbed cards for protection and display.
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