Topps · 1985
The Cal Ripken (#30, Topps, 1985) is a standard Baseball card. Across 2 ZeroPop community scans it averages a 6.3/10 grade (EX-MT), with 0% grading Gem Mint 9.5 or higher. Its current raw market value is about $3.
Real community scans of the Cal Ripken, graded across the scale, with the typical value at each tier.
A raw Cal Ripken sells for about $3. Community scans grading 8.5 are worth roughly $2, about 0.8× the raw price. Whether a submission pays off depends on the grade your copy would actually get.
Community average: 6.3 (EX-MT) · based on 2 ZeroPop scans
A raw (ungraded) Cal Ripken from Topps currently carries a market value of about $3. Graded copies sell for more. The value ladder on this page shows the estimated price at each grade.
Across 2 community scans on ZeroPop, the Cal Ripken averages a 6.3/10 overall grade. 0% reach Gem Mint (9.5+). Sub-grade averages: corners 6.5, edges 6.8, surface 7.3, centering 8.5.
The most frequently flagged condition issues on scanned Cal Ripken cards are Whitening (100% of scans), Whitening (Back) (50% of scans), Border (50% of scans).
Whether the Cal Ripken is worth submitting depends on its raw value versus its graded value and your predicted grade. ZeroPop scans the card, predicts a PSA/BGS/CGC grade, and runs the break-even math before you pay submission fees.
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