Card number
#253
Year
2004
Parallel / variant
Gold Refractor
Chris Shelton prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $5.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $53.36 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $69.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $32.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $32.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission2004 Topps Chrome Chris Shelton Gold Refractor #253 value & prices
The 2004 Topps Chrome Chris Shelton Gold Refractor #253 is a Baseball card (Gold Refractor parallel) released in 2004. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $5.00.
An ungraded copy is worth around $5.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $53.36 and a pristine BGS 10 around $69.00. That's roughly a 11× 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 ($5.00) and top-graded ($53.36) 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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