1997 Bowman's Best Frank Thomas Refractor #38
1997
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$19.81est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
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Average price of the 1997 Bowman's Best Frank Thomas Refractor #38 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 | $19.81 | — |
Frank Thomas prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $19.81 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $43.72 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $51.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $146.29 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $239.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $312.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $144.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $144.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Bowman's Best Frank Thomas Refractor #38 is a Baseball card (Refractor parallel) released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $19.81.
An ungraded copy is worth around $19.81, a PSA 9 around $51.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $239.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $312.00. That's roughly a 12× 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 $19.81 and top grades reaching $239.99, 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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