Don Mattingly

1986 Donruss Highlights Don Mattingly #48 value & prices

The 1986 Donruss Highlights Don Mattingly #48 is a Baseball card released in 1986. In ungraded condition it carries an estimated value of about $1.63, with professionally graded copies commanding more.

Graded copies command a clear premium — an ungraded copy is worth around $1.63, a PSA 9 around $14.49, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $38.50 and a pristine BGS 10 around $50.00. That's roughly a 24× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.

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Collector's notes

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?

The spread between raw ($1.63) and top-graded ($38.50) 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.

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

Before buying a Don Mattingly #48, compare several live listings — prices for the same card can vary widely depending on condition, seller reputation, and whether an auction is ending soon. The live eBay listings above update throughout the day.

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