1998 Sports Illustrated Then and Now Frank Thomas #42
1998
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Common
$1.14est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Card number
#42
Year
1998
Frank Thomas price history
$56.99▲ 0.0%
Oct 22 · $56.99 low$56.99 high · Oct 23
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1998 Sports Illustrated Then and Now Frank Thomas #42 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
$1.14
Recorded low
$1.14
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $1.14 | — |
Frank Thomas prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $1.14 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $7.35 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $14.75 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $27.45 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $56.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $74.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $34.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $34.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
Frank Thomas parallels
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The 1998 Sports Illustrated Then and Now Frank Thomas #42 is a Baseball card released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.14.
An ungraded copy is worth around $1.14, a PSA 9 around $14.75, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $56.99 and a pristine BGS 10 around $74.00. That's roughly a 50× 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 $1.14 and top grades reaching $56.99, 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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