1998 Bowman Chrome Mark McGwire Refractor #5
1998
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$22.47est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-22
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Average price of the 1998 Bowman Chrome Mark McGwire Refractor #5 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 | $22.47 | — |
Mark McGwire prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $22.47 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $53.55 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $59.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $179.46 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $233.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $108.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $108.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1998 Bowman Chrome Mark McGwire Refractor #5 value & prices
The 1998 Bowman Chrome Mark McGwire Refractor #5 is a Baseball card (Refractor parallel) released in 1998. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $22.47.
An ungraded copy is worth around $22.47, a PSA 9 around $53.55, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $179.46 and a pristine BGS 10 around $233.00. That's roughly a 8.0× 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 $22.47 and top grades reaching $179.46, 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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