1997 Finest Shaquille O'Neal Refractor w/ Coating #217
1997
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$257.98est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-24
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Set
1997 FinestCard number
#217
Year
1997
Parallel / variant
Refractor w/ Coating
Shaquille O'Neal price history
$1,000▲ 0.0%
Oct 23 · $1,000 low$1,000 high · Oct 24
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 1997 Finest Shaquille O'Neal Refractor w/ Coating #217 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.
Recorded high
$257.98
Recorded low
$257.98
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $257.98 | — |
Shaquille O'Neal prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $257.98 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $42.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $52.70 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $122.92 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $135.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $999.99 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $1,300.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $400.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $600.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 1997 Finest Shaquille O'Neal Refractor w/ Coating #217 is a Basketball card (Refractor w/ Coating parallel) released in 1997. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $257.98.
An ungraded copy is worth around $257.98, a PSA 9 around $122.92, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $999.99, a pristine BGS 10 around $1 and300.00. That's roughly a 3.9× 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 $257.98 and top grades reaching $999.99, 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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