1998 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Gem Masters #53
1998
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Epic
$171.36est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-24
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Card number
#53
Year
1998
Parallel / variant
Gem Masters
Price by month
Average price of the 1998 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Gem Masters #53 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
$171.36
Recorded low
$171.36
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $171.36 | — |
Kobe Bryant prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $171.36 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $951.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $1,236.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $380.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $571.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1998 Metal Universe Kobe Bryant Gem Masters #53 is a Basketball card (Gem Masters parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $171.36.
An ungraded copy is worth around $171.36, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $951.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and236.00. That's roughly a 5.5× 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 $171.36 and top grades reaching $951.00, 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.
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