2004 Topps Chrome Frank Thomas Black Refractor #49

2004 Topps Chrome Frank Thomas Black Refractor #49 value & prices

The 2004 Topps Chrome Frank Thomas Black Refractor #49 is a Baseball card (Black Refractor parallel) released in 2004. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $141.51.

An ungraded copy is worth around $141.51, a PSA 9 around $226.25, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $460.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $598.00. That's roughly a 3.3× 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 $141.51 and top grades reaching $460.00, 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.