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</div></div></header></div></body></html>";s:4:"text";s:26656:"Like the earlier Orange card, its off the radar of a lot of collectors. I cannot find anything online about this card. Griffey is one of 50 prospects in the 1988 California League All-Stars set. By far one of the most iconic cards in modern sports card times and is a childhood memory for many in the hobby. Copyright  2023, Beckett Collectibles, LLC. Geideman just needed to convince his supervisors, including Jay McCraken. Raw copies of the 1989 Upper Deck Griffey below can be found for under $10. ROOKIE #1 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT, 1989 Upper Deck Baseball #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Issued in very small numbers as a test issue, its not really a baseball card in the traditional sense. Boxes could be had at $14 to $16.  Rookie PSA  8 NMMT          BEAUTY!! The latters Gem Mint versions sell for roughly $25. We may earn an affiliate commission if you The back of the card reads, The son of major league veteran Ken Griffey, who is still active with the Reds, Ken, Jr. is a rising star on the Seattle horizon, possibly the finest young talent the Mariners have ever produced. $135.00 1989 Upper Deck Baseball #1 Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card Graded PSA 9 Mint $249.99 0 bids 1989 upper deck ken griffey jr rookie card psa 8 $62.01 13 bids It's not hard to find but it does land a higher value than his other Score issues on this list. 1989 Bowman Tiffany Ken Griffey Jr. #2203. Channeling 1986 Topps Baseball with its design, a reported 5,000 sets were made making this card relatively hard to find. Its importance to the hobby cannot be understated and it's arguable that this is the most important modern baseball card you can find. 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck PSA 10 vs S&P 500. Ken Griffey Jr. has a lot of attractive baseball cards. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Stay in the know about the latest sports card, hobby news, and promotions from Beckett. But not for those higher end versions, of course. The Tiffany card has a glossy front compared to the regular version. Available in a few of the cards artists was Tyson Beck (Considered an industry leader in the world of sports design, Tyson Beck counts major American leagues such as the NBA, MLB, NFL, and NHL clients of his, alongside global brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour). The design is much like the other Donruss issues that year but features a "The Rookies" logo in the upper right corner. You can reach him by email and through Twitter @tradercracks. This is a typical Donruss baseball card  you wont find any flashy graphics or other eye candy. Besides the regular Ken Griffey Jr. card, 1989 Bowman Baseball has a separate card picturing the young outfielder with his famous father. This card isnt on the radar of most collectors but is a true beauty and is very underrated. And who could forget the 1990 Topps All-Star Rookie Trophy that sits proudly in the bottom left corner? Info on Beckett Grading can be found at beckett.com/grading. If you do not receive the verification code within 60 Seconds, we will send you the activation link again. Rookie Card #41T shows a boyish-looking Junior holding a bat.  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. The Seattle Mariners drafted Ken Griffey Jr. (11/21/1969) with the 1st pick in the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH). #01, 1989 UPPER DECK STAR ROOKIE RC KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10 #1 ACTUAL CARD! I have never seen mention of this card with SPIRIT in white. PSA 10s can generally be found for $325-425. These are highlighted by a glossy card stock thats easy to feel. Make sure you see 41T in the upper right-hand corner. Few, if any cards since 1985 had that value. Its amazing how much buzz surrounds this card even after nearly 30 years! (see chart below). . On any given day you can find 500-1,000 copies listed on eBay alone. 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. by Tyson Beck Topps Project 2020, 1989 Donruss Baseballs Best Ken Griffey Jr. RC #192, However, lets not forget he was also a 10-time. And if you know anything about the controversy surrounding the Billy Ripken card in this set, you'll realize this is the only set in which Griffey's card isn't the major highlight. Ken Griffey Jr. The 1989 Griffey Jr. Photoshop was not released until 1990. As of May 2021, there are ~1,800 PSA 10 Ken Griffey Jr. Donruss Rated Rookie cards and the card value is ~$400. He was a two-way player in every sense of the word.  There was a time when the Griffey. Copyright  2023, Beckett Collectibles, LLC. Issued as part of the annual box set, its still easy to find. Rookie 1 update #700, 1989 Upper Deck - #1 Ken Griffey Jr (RC) FAIR CONDITION  ICONIC CARD #1, 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR. #1 Rookie RC Mariners MINT GRADING 8.5 NM-MT+ #1, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr RC Star rookie card Seattle Mariners HOF Sharp, Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck Baseball HOF Rookie Card RC #1 Mariners NMT/MNT+ #1, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. However, with the sheer number of copies that are out there, its still cheaper than it has been in years. Good Times. However, if youre looking for the first Ken Griffey Jr. baseball cards  period  you have to go back a couple of years to his time in the minors. And to think, that box was considered a modern style TV set at the time. He spent two years in the minors before the Mariners called him up to the majors on April 3, 1989. I&#x27;ll never forget when I got my Junior. $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 The value of Ken Griffey Jr.s rookie cards, particularly the 1989 Upper Deck rookie card, has exploded within the last few months. Look at the 1992 Upper Deck Football set #1, Dan McGwire. There was a time when the Griffey might run you $140 and you could buy a factory set for $150. Sold as a bagged set, the 1989 Star Ken Griffey Jr. set has 11 cards. 1989 Fleer Glossy Ken Griffey Jr. #5484. Have you ever seen an error version of the 1988 San Bernardino Spirit Best Platinum Ken Griffey Jr. #1 cards in which the word SPIRIT near Griffeys chest is printed in white, not blue? But, the 1989 Mother's Cookies Griffey cards are still great cards. 1989 Topps Tiffany Traded is the Topps rookie card for Ken Griffey Jr. June 21 st 2020: $1,177. Were not saying sell all your stock and buy Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards, but we are saying this card (and other high-end sports card investments: read our best sports cards to buy now write-up) makes for an excellent hedge against the stock market losses. Topps also had introduced a Future Star subset of Rookies in 1987. #1, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. All rights reserved. Opening a pack of Upper Deck cards that summer and finding a Griffey had the same euphoric effect. Rookie Card joins Fleer, Bowman and Upper Deck as being his only mainstream pack-inserted RCs, but its all kinds of drab. Like most minor league cards, its simple in its aesthetics and doesnt draw much attention to itself other than the player on the front. Find many great new &amp; 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! One of the most popular, if not the most, is Ken Griffey Jr.s non-rookie card. Donruss is one of the most famous baseball card brands during Griffeys era. Ken Griffey Jr. Autographed 1989 Upper Deck Rookie Card #1 Seattle Mariners PSA 10 Auto Grade Gem Mint 10 PSA/DNA #66007578. By then, the late adopters of the $1.00 price point had come around. All of this sprung on a hungry, growing hobby looking for a star to throw money at. Hobbyists we spoke with differ on the exact reason. He played high school baseball for two years, hitting .478 and 17 home runs during that span. Rookie Card joins Fleer, Bowman and Upper Deck as being his only mainstream pack-inserted RCs, but it&#x27;s all kinds of drab. center fielders in the history of professional baseball.  Like they did with a lot of players over the years, Star produced a small set dedicated to then-rookie Ken Griffey Jr. in 1989. Sharp Corners. That led to massive print runs that todays market simply cant handle. is the son of former major league outfielder, of the younger Griffey) was a fixture in the. Sure, there are others that are more expensive, but this card helped define an era of card collecting craziness during the late 1980's. While graded copies at the top of the scale can still bring in significant values, the card has suffered from a large supply. Pro Tips When Buying a Ken Griffey Jr. Autograph Rookie Card Buy PSA/BGS/SGC graded cards. Thanks to slamming Sosa and the big mack baseball rookie cards are worth nothen. Also box after box after BOX of cards mostly baseball I seen some football some basketball. For most, this is the Holy Grail of early Ken Griffey Jr. items. Ms drafted him No. The Single-A team set has a print run of 10,000 sets. It was like going from a rotary phone to an iPhone. The 1990 Topps Ken Griffey Jr. non-rc is #336 and catches Griffey Jr. with the bat over his left shoulder. The dark borders do no favors to the shadowed, smile-less photo. Rookie Cards can still bring in solid numbers. To execute his hunch would not be easy. It starts with the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Very little was different in the way of creativity, packaging, design, and player selection. One thing is certain no matter how many are out there, the demand remains high. And Griffey's card, in particular, really captured his trademark swing in a unique format. The front of the 1989 Topps Tiffany Ken Griffey, Jr. Although he was the Mariners number one overall draft pick in 1987, he had never appeared above Doulble-A to that point.  Classic produced two blister pack sets in 1989 that each featured Ken Griffey Jr. inside. Need help buying or selling cards or have a general question about the hobby? Book of Ken Griffey jr. Cards some rookies I did see.. boxes of cereal bobble heads cans of unopened cards action figures still in boxes Ken Griffey jrother ball players as well. As popular as Ken Griffey Jr. I'm not sure if they're necessarily more rare than the orange but they do command a higher price, on average. With that in mind, this card isnt exactly the rarest Ken Griffey, Jr. card on the market. However, it still commands a reasonable price in the three-digit range. The Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 is one of the most iconic cards in the hobby especially for more modern baseball cards. He was really excited, so I asked him if hed like to trade. A year later, Topps gave Heads Up a full release that is much more common. Griffey was trading well over $10. We use cookies to help personalize content, tailor and measure ads, and provide a safer experience. We also delve into some of his other 1989 releases that might not be quite as well known. July 23, 2016. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright  2022 by Old Sports Cards, LLC, most valuable baseball cards of the 1980s. What few knew at that time was that Kid, that smiling kid on the 1989 Upper Deck card number 1, would drive that product, drive that company, and develop executives for the hobby that are still working today. They have a yellow background on front but the back is blank. Only 20 came back. And they chose wisely in making Griffey Jr. card #1 in the set. ROOKIE RC MARINERS PSA 7 NM, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card RC BGS 7 Near Mint #1 Mariners HOF #1, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Star Rookie HOF Seattle Mariners PSA 7 NrMt #1, 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR. This top-quality version is virtually flawless  near-perfect centering, sharp corners and edges, and a stain-free surface. And living in Seattle, Junior quickly became his hero. 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners #1 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT Rookie HALL OF FAME #, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Remember the 1955 Bowman set with its television set design? Seattle-based rapper Macklemore had Junior appear in his Downtown music video. Rookie Card RC - #1 - BGS 7 NM - Mariners #1, 1989 upper deck ken griffey jr BGS 7.5 Rookie Card #1, KEN GRIFFEY JR. 1989 Upper Deck #1 Rookie PSA 7 NM Centered (New Case) #1, 1989 UPPER DECK STAR ROOKIE #1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. RC HOF PSA 7 A3543621-039, 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR. #1 Rookie RC HOF Mariners BGS 7 NM #1, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. STAR ROOKIE Card - PSA Graded NM-MT8, 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners RC HOF PSA 7 NM, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr RC Star Rookie PSA 7 NM #1, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card RC #1 BGS 8.5 Mariners NM-MT+ 9.5 Sub, 70678228 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie RC 1 PSA 8 Mariners HOF, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr #1 BGS 8.5 Rookie RC HOF #1, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. RC card PSA 8, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. MARINERS ROOKIE RC BGS 8 NM-MT #1, 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners RC HOF PSA 8, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. Hes a genuine icon, sitting in the top tier of baseballs legends and influencers. Attic find..purchased house at auction. The front of the card shows a young Junior getting ready to swing for the fences. (88-92) for baseball cards (had the monthly copy of BBM for card value) with my dad and his friends/my friends. This is the best Bowman Ken Griffey, Jr. rookie card on the market. 99% of which are not mentioned here. We may never know for certain, but we do know there is no shortage. We use cookies to help personalize content, tailor and measure ads, and provide a safer experience. #5. I still remember going to the flea market with my dad and purchasing one for $10.  Rookie Cards Are Worth Grading. $112.50. Ad vertisement from shop MikesMagazines. Food issues are typically not as popular as mainstream cards since they were typically only released in certain regions. 1989 Donruss Baseballs Best looks a lot like the brands regular set. Combine that with the inaugural release of the highest quality baseball cards produced up to that point. Designed to promote a Ken Griffey Jr. chocolate bar, Pacifics first cards of the Hall of Famer come in three different versions. baseball card  you wont find any flashy graphics or other eye candy. For comparison, the second highest graded card in the set is Randy Johnson with around 35,000. And the rest is history. THANK YOU, @Therena  Price guide access and subscription info can be found here: https://www.beckett.com/price-guides/baseball, i found a huge card collection when we tore down a house for the state of iowa..there was 8 to 10 totes there are two shoe boxes filled with nothing Ken Griffy Jr cards almost everone of them are in plastic holders there is also a huge Micheal Jorden collection binders full of his stull as well..how do i sale it all my email is kenny.petty@yahoo.com.any help please.and god bless ..thanks. 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Being off-center is the norm for this card, which has been subject to counterfeiting. The 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. transcends baseball cards. As far as visuals go, Griffey looks a little more at home batting as opposed to his posed Rated Rookie card. The orange version was the first of the two and is fairly straightforward in design. Easily the cornerstone of the set, its still not expensive due to massive availability. Some collectors consider the design to be a bit dark and bland overall. It&#x27;s one of a very few Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards to feature artwork of the rising start. Both PSA and BGS have graded about 2,400 9.5s or 10s. I saw an SGC 100 go for roughly $5500 in an auction recently. Thats lunacy. Griffey is part of a 34-card checklist covering Seattles Single-A team at the time. 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