1997 Finest Embossed Hakeem Olajuwon Gold Refractor Die Cut #313

1997 Finest Embossed Hakeem Olajuwon Gold Refractor Die Cut #313 value & prices

The 1997 Finest Embossed Hakeem Olajuwon Gold Refractor Die Cut #313 is a Basketball card (Gold Refractor Die Cut parallel) released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $29.94.

An ungraded copy is worth around $29.94, a PSA 9 around $65.94, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,005.77, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and308.00. That's roughly a 34× 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 $29.94 and top grades reaching $1,005.77, 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.