1998 Upper Deck Next Wave Kobe Bryant #NW1
1998
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$16.72est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-20
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Kobe Bryant price history
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 #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 | $16.72 | — |
Kobe Bryant prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $16.72 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $39.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $103.05 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $131.02 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $396.91 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $516.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $238.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $238.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1998 Upper Deck Next Wave Kobe Bryant #NW1 is a Basketball card released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $16.72.
An ungraded copy is worth around $16.72, a PSA 9 around $103.05, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $396.91 and a pristine BGS 10 around $516.00. 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 $16.72 and top grades reaching $396.91, 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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