1996 Topps Profiles Mark McGwire #AL-18

1996 Topps Profiles Mark McGwire #AL-18 value & prices

The 1996 Topps Profiles Mark McGwire #AL-18 is a Baseball card released in 1996. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $1.72.

An ungraded copy is worth around $1.72, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $77.08 and a pristine BGS 10 around $100.00. That's roughly a 45× 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 $1.72 and top grades reaching $77.08, 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.