1998 Playoff Absolute John Elway Retail #1
1998
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$1.68est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-21
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Average price of the 1998 Playoff Absolute John Elway Retail #1 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 | $1.68 | — |
John Elway prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $1.68 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $8.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $17.79 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $23.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $11.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $11.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1998 Playoff Absolute John Elway Retail #1 is a Football card (Retail parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.68.
An ungraded copy is worth around $1.68, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $17.79 and a pristine BGS 10 around $23.00. That's roughly a 11× 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?
The spread between raw ($1.68) and top-graded ($17.79) copies is fairly tight, so grading this card only makes financial sense for truly flawless copies — or for collectors who simply prefer slabbed cards for protection and display.
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