@John The Griffey RCs you see selling for large amounts have likely been graded and received top-tier grades. How much is a 1989 Bowman gum #220 Ken Griffey Jr card worth. I have been seeing a few of the Upper Deck Ken Griffey JR #1 rookie cards, but in Black and White and being portrayed as a rare error test run. @William The price guide can be accessed here (subscription required): https://www.beckett.com/opg. A total of 15,000 team sets were made. In 2017, one of these graded in PSA 9 condition sold for $4,651. You can find this card in the standard 1989 Bowman set but the Tiffany version is much more expensive. Production estimates quickly doubled. 99% of which are not mentioned here. Rookie Card, a true hobby classic. Lovero was on assignment to capture Ken Griffey Sr. on a day off and was able to add Junior in the shoot. The back shows his stats during his. Regardless, these cards will always hold a special place in the hobby and some of them are surprisingly still worth quite a bit. Make sure you see 41T in the upper right-hand corner. But dont let that take away from the beauty and importance of the infectious smile captured on the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. But Iv read somewhere on the internet ..awhile back that a guy had another one or 2 & was was saying it was a flaw in the printer?are you familiar. 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Post contains affiliate links. I've always liked the artwork of the 1989 Score Masters design. PSAs official website, only 156 copies of the Ge Mint version exist. Maybe even a case, or ten. Ken Griffey Jr.s rookie cards are by FAR one of the best investments in the sports card hobby, and he is one of the best center fielders in the history of professional baseball. I was at the card shop, opening packs, two of them, the fruits of my labor from sweeping the. Part of a smaller 42 card set, this Griffey card packs a lot of punch. Taken together, the backs form a short biography of sorts for the soon-to-be superstar. Fun Fact: Junior expressed a desire to move back to his hometown of Cincinnati in the fall of 1999. The Ken Griffey Jr Score Traded rookie card is an ideal starter card for kids or new collectors not looking to spend hundreds. Its a legitimate piece of pop culture history and easily Griffeys most recognizable card. Ad vertisement from shop MikesMagazines. Trending: 10 Rookie Cards That Could Double Your Money | 10 Best Prizm Hobby Boxes To Buy Now | 10 Brilliant Joe Burrow Rookie Card Investments. We can thank Billy Ripkens bat for that. Rookie Card. The 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss RC wont put a dent in your wallet thats the good news the bad is the ROI wont be a juicy vs the next few cards on this list.. He is one of baseballs all-time greats who profoundly impacts fans years after retirement. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for MIRO HEISKANEN 2018-19 Upper Deck Young Guns #246 Rookie Card PSA 10 RC at the best online prices at eBay! 1989 Topps Tiffany Traded is the Topps rookie card for Ken Griffey Jr. These are certainly one of the more odd Ken Griffey Jr. rookie issues. The Upper Deck was a card shop in Southern California before it was a card company. PriceIt Game | It was released separately as a late-issue promo. Theyre extremely tough to get, even straight from a pack or factory set. Hi Kim, Online price guide subscriptions can be purchased here: https://www.beckett.com/price-guides/baseball. Having it in your hands felt like holding a golden ticket to the Wonka Factory. The photos, which were shot by Barry Colla, show tons of personality and make for a fun oddball release. 1 in Upper Deck's first set is a Cooperstown-worthy tale of foresight, luck and photo manipulation, Darren Rovell writes. While it isnt as rare as the 1989 Star Ken Griffey, Jr. $1,825.00 $13.95 shipping Authenticity Guarantee 1989 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck #1 Gem Mint 10 RC Rookie Mariners Reds $191.24 Was: $224.99 $6.00 shipping 28 watching 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card RC #1 PSA 8 Mariners NM-MT $64.83 24 bids $4.75 shipping sharp corners and edges, and a stain-free surface. 6. The eBay advanced search is our preferred option, or you can also drop us an email, and we will do the work for you (which is the easiest way, in our opinion). When we talk about Griffey, were talking about a multi-dimensional player. Rookie Card seemed like a viable investment opportunity. Lots of people entered the hobby thinking it was easy money. The reverse of the card gives some interesting projections for his different rookie cards and even shows an image of his Donruss rookie in the upper right corner. MikesMagazines. You will not regret purchasing this bad boy with high grades. Ken Griffey Jr topps #46 rookie- miscut on back of card-you can see his stats but not full bio. It's one of a very few Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards to feature artwork of the rising start. This card is no exception. MikesMagazines From shop MikesMagazines. A great-looking card with a high-end price guide at high grades but worth it for the return on investment. But when you add in the various box sets, premium offerings and food-issue cards, theres not shortage of choices. Just 1,300 Platinum sets were made, less than a third of the standard, blue-bordered version of the set. The big exception is in top-condition graded versions of his key cards like 1989 Upper Deck and 1989 Topps Tiffany. 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck PSA 10 vs S&P 500. #5. Lets be honest. The 1989 Donruss Ken Griffey Jr. The 1989 Topps Traded Ken Griffey Jr. is one of his most attractive early cards. Chart shows the price of Ken Griffey Jr. [Star Rookie] at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item. The price guide can be accessed in the link in the top menu of this page. For the collector who likes oddball issues like these, this is one of the more rare and pricier ones you'll find. Little wonder Junior was a 13-time All-Star, the 1997 American League MVP, and a National Baseball Hall of Fame member. Despite its simplicity, the 1989 Donruss Rated Ken Griffey, Jr. Rookie Card #11, its still valuable. #1, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. As far as print runs go, its believed about 15,000 sets were produced. Any ideas on value? Griffey had to look like a long-shot to anyone in that position. When you get the Gem Mint version, you have one of the best Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie sleeper cards. You can reach him by email and through Twitter @tradercracks. It gives Fleer, Topps, and Upper Deck a severe run for their money. Easily one of the most iconic cards in modern times, this card is a true classic that belongs in . $52.00. Joining them to fill this role was a bright young local teenager who everyone knew as the baseball prospect wiz. These are quite easy to find but in pristine condition they can still go for over $30 making them among the more affordable mainstream Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards. We may earn an affiliate commission if you Collectors could find other big names of the era like Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire, Ryne Sandberg and others but the Griffey is by far and away the most valuable in the set. And for good reason. Father and son played in a total of 51 games for the Mariners from 1990 to 1991. Bowman had not released a set since 1955 after they were bought out by their largest competitor, Topps. The effort and gamble, paid off big time. 1989 Scoremasters, which is a Score release, was available through a mail-in offer as well as hobby shops. This is the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card that is head and shoulders above the rest. Any thoughts? It helped define a generation of collecting. This Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle eventually traded him to the Reds for pitcher Brett Tomko, outfielder Mike Cameron, and minor league players Antonio Perez and Jake Meyer on February 10, 2000. But how many of those are featured in mainstream sports publications and cable programs, TV commercials, web sites and music videos? Make no mistake, 1988 was a huge year for cards. Some bought in, others dismissed it as a worthless fad. Rookie Cards. 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. (Star Rookie) #1 PSA Gem Mint 10. KEN GRIFFEY JR PSA 10 1989 UPPER DECK BASEBALL #1 STAR ROOKIE MARINERS RC 7285, PSA 10 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr Star Rookie RC Mariners, KEN GRIFFEY JR. STAR ROOKIE [PSA 10] 1989 UPPER DECK, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. This might be the only 1989 set with a Ken Griffey Jr. No mention of very rare Star Nova or more rare Diamond set. The front of the 1989 Topps Tiffany Ken Griffey, Jr. While not as common as the main set, its still far from rare. Then, there were two different print runs of the complete factory set, the one with the clear cello wrap and one with just the clear disc shaped sticker on the box. Griffey is one of 50 prospects in the 1988 California League All-Stars set. Very little was different in the way of creativity, packaging, design, and player selection. Remember the 1955 Bowman set with its television set design? SHOP KEN GRIFFEY JR ROOKIE CARDS ON EBAY When you have the regular and the Tiffany next to each other, its easy to tell. Loose, CIB, and New prices are the current market price. As of May 2021, there are ~1,800 PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss Rated Rookie cards and the card value is ~$400. Seattle-based rapper Macklemore had Junior appear in his Downtown music video. At the first shows you could hear things like, One dollar a pack? It was actually an image of Griffey in a San Bernadino Spirits uniform, corrected with a graphics machine called Scitex. Like Bowman Tiffany, the 1989 Topps Traded Tiffany Ken Griffey Jr. is a little nicer that its regular counterpart. 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