1996 Upper Deck Smooth Grooves Shaquille O'Neal #SG5
1996
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$45.00est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-26
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Shaquille O'Neal 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 1996 Upper Deck Smooth Grooves Shaquille O'Neal #SG5 each month, from 2 recorded price readings. 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 | $44.06 | $43.92–$45.00 |
Shaquille O'Neal prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $45.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $107.10 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $198.01 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $275.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $1,500.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $1,950.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $600.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $900.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1996 Upper Deck Smooth Grooves Shaquille O'Neal #SG5 is a Basketball card released in 1996. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $45.00.
An ungraded copy is worth around $45.00, a PSA 9 around $198.01, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $1,500.00, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and950.00. That's roughly a 33× 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 $45.00 and top grades reaching $1,500.00, 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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