1998 Topps Roundball Royalty Kobe Bryant Refractor, w/Coating #R18
1998
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$1,112.50est. value (ungraded)
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Average price of the 1998 Topps Roundball Royalty Kobe Bryant Refractor, w/Coating #R18 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 | $1,112.50 | — |
Kobe Bryant prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $1,112.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $545.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $681.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $1,080.56 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $1,189.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $4,300.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $5,590.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,720.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $2,580.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1998 Topps Roundball Royalty Kobe Bryant Refractor, w/Coating #R18 value & prices
The 1998 Topps Roundball Royalty Kobe Bryant Refractor, w/Coating #R18 is a Basketball card (Refractor, w/Coating parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1,112.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $1,112.50, a PSA 9 around $1,080.56, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $4,300.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $5 and590.00. That's roughly a 3.9× 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 $1,112.50 and top grades reaching $4,300.00, 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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