1998 Upper Deck Next Wave Kobe Bryant Quantum Bronze #NW1
1998
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$89.19est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-20
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PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1998 Upper Deck Next Wave Kobe Bryant Quantum Bronze #NW1 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 | $89.19 | — |
Kobe Bryant prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $89.19 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $49.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $225.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $555.97 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $2,182.24 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $2,837.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $1,309.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $1,309.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1998 Upper Deck Next Wave Kobe Bryant Quantum Bronze #NW1 is a Basketball card (Quantum Bronze parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $89.19.
An ungraded copy is worth around $89.19, a PSA 9 around $225.00, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $2,182.24, a pristine BGS 10 around $2 and837.00. That's roughly a 24× 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 $89.19 and top grades reaching $2,182.24, 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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