2018 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani Japanese #42J
2018
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$126.50est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
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Shohei Ohtani price history
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Price by month
Average price of the 2018 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani Japanese #42J 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 | $126.50 | — |
Shohei Ohtani prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $126.50 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $23.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $170.01 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $187.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $418.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $543.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $167.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $65.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
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The 2018 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani Japanese #42J is a Baseball card (Japanese parallel) released in 2018. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $126.50.
An ungraded copy is worth around $126.50, a PSA 9 around $170.01, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $418.00 and a pristine BGS 10 around $543.00. That's roughly a 3.3× 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 $126.50 and top grades reaching $418.00, 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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