Derek Jeter

1996 Score Derek Jeter #240 value & prices

How much is the 1996 Score Derek Jeter #240 worth? Raw, ungraded copies sell for around $2.02, while graded examples can be worth significantly more. This Baseball card is part of the 1996 Score set.

Grading has a major impact on value: an ungraded copy is worth around $2.02, a PSA 9 around $19.99, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $63.47 and a pristine BGS 10 around $83.00. That's roughly a 31× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

Compare every grade in the price table above and tap through to active eBay listings. Add Derek Jeter to your Ripbin locker to watch its value over time.

Market context

Cards from this era were printed in enormous quantities during the hobby's boom years, so raw copies are plentiful — but strict grading separates the true gems from the masses, and top grades remain hard to pull off.

Baseball card collecting runs deep — set builders, player collectors, and investors all compete for the same key cards.

Is it worth grading?

With raw copies near $2.02 and top grades reaching $63.47, 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.

When choosing a grader, PSA slabs typically resell fastest, BGS rewards truly pristine copies, and SGC/CGC offer faster turnarounds — compare each label's value in the grade table above.

Smart buying guide

The fastest way to gauge the real market for this card is to scan the live eBay listings above: look at the spread between auction and Buy-It-Now prices, and check sold history before paying top dollar.

Selling? List smart: photograph corners and surface clearly, state the condition honestly, and price against the grade table above. Or scan it into your Ripbin locker and let bids come to you.