1997 Bowman's Best Cut John Elway Refractor #BC3
1997
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$15.71est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-20
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Average price of the 1997 Bowman's Best Cut John Elway Refractor #BC3 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 | $15.71 | — |
John Elway prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $15.71 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $10.05 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $51.63 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $57.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $93.55 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $122.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $56.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $56.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Bowman's Best Cut John Elway Refractor #BC3 is a Football card (Refractor parallel) released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $15.71.
An ungraded copy is worth around $15.71, a PSA 9 around $51.63, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $93.55 and a pristine BGS 10 around $122.00. That's roughly a 6.0× 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 $15.71 and top grades reaching $93.55, 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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