US. Griffey currently has the seventh most home runs in MLB history and captured Americas heart. Click on any card to see more graded card prices, historic prices, and past sales. Adults who had collected as kids returned to check on old collections left in parents basements. The paper was imported from Europe as part of their plan to increase the quality of cards, but when it arrived in California, they did not have adequate means of storing it. 4 sharp corners, original gloss, Slightly off center le Rookie RC SGC 6.5 EX-MT+ HOF Hologram Chip, 1989 UPPER DECK KEN GRIFFEY JR. 1 EXMT+ HOF RC SGC 6.5 BASEBALL SEATTLE MARINERS, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr RC #1 MLB HOF BGS 8 Star Rookie - 8,246 POP, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr RC #1, MLB HOF, BGS 8 New Grade Oct 2022 Rookie, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr #1 BGS 8 Rookie RC HOF, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie Card RC #1 BGS 8 Mariners NM-MT, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr RC BGS 8, 1989 UPPER DECK STAR ROOKIE #1 KEN GRIFFEY JR RC BGS 8 , 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr Star Rookie Card BGS 8, KEN GRIFFEY JR 1989 UPPER DECK #1 STAR ROOKIE RC NM-MINT BGS 8 MARINERS HOF (E), Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie RC #1 SGC 8 NM-MT Mariners, KEN GRIFFEY JR. 1989 Upper Deck #1 Star Rookie Card Graded SGC 8 NM-MT HOF, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. RC Rookie Card SGC 8, 1989 Upper Deck - Ken Griffey Jr. #1 RC - Rookie Card - SGC 8, 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners RC HOF SGC 8 NM-MT, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr #1 SGC 8 Rookie RC HOF, 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners RC HOF SGC 8, 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie Ken Griffey Jr. #1 RC - PSA 8 NM-MT Seattle Mariners, 1989 Upper Deck UD Ken Griffey Jr Star Rookie Card # 1 Graded PSA 8 NM/MT HOF, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey JR Star Rookie #1 PSA 8 NM-MT, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr Rookie RC HOF PSA 8 NM-MT (NEW SLAB! Details about 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr RC PSA 8 70508697 See original listing. Still fun to write and talk about. 7) Give up hope in 1989. Investing in cards involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. All rights reserved. Natural factory cut edgestend to have a little roughness from time to time. Topps never corrected their mistake, though, so there is only that one version of the '57 Topps Hank Aaron and its value is derived purely off of Aaron's legend and popularity. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. Tallying 1,000 X your investment just rolls off the tongue nicely. He mentioned that the young company struggled with printing machine issues andthe paper used. Would really help us to see what to look for, before grading. Instead, he led the league in strikeouts, earned his eighth and final All-Star appearance and finished fifth in Cy Young voting. Owner: tritonfootball Item: 136259425 $62.35 Add to Cart View Cart Join COMC to save on purchases and shipping! I would like to see more articles like this on what to look for with other cards. 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. RC #1 Seattle Mariners PSA 7 NM Hot!!! BASEBALL Post your Baseball Cards Hobby Talk Page 1 of 2 1 Historic sales data are completed sales with a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevance, and the amount sellers pay per click. How Much Should You Invest Annually In Sports Card. Learn more. 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr # 1 Rookie Card RC Gem Mint PSA 10 Beauty Mancave2sheshed (55) $2,295.00 FREE shipping Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 Upper Deck Rookie Art 5x7 Oversized Jumbo Baseball Card Drawing Limited Print of 89 MaximusSportsArt (18) $10.00 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie #1 Ken Griffey Jr Seattle Mariners CSG 8.5 NRMT VintageHobbyEmpire Wagner was a great player who played around the turn of the twentieth century and is known today as one of the greatest shortstops to play the game. I mean, it's the first card of the set (1989 Upper Deck) that changed everything And it's the first card of one the game's top five or ten talents of all-time 1989 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck #1 Gem Mint 10 RC Rookie Mariners Reds $202.49 1990 Topps KEN GRIFFEY JR. All-Star Rookie #336 Bloody Scar ERROR Card + Rare $2,800.00 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR Rookie PSA 9 Shaquille O'Neal 1996 Kobe Bryant RC $49.99 1989 Score Scoremasters Ken Griffey Jr. Junior is making big bucks, especially by Cincinnati standards, and he cant stay on the field. Find auction results for cards, tickets, packs, coins and pins graded by PSA. Find More. AU$44.09, AU$73.48 Great! So why dont all the Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards grade 10? To me, they based it off of that card making it the #1 card in the set for the #1 overall pick. He grew uprubbing elbows with the superstars of the 1970s Reds and their children. Heck, if there had been several million less of the cards issued, it might be the greatest card since the 1952Topps Mickey Mantle faux rookie. Some people will always cling to tradition, which was no different in the card industry. Donruss and Fleer were the new kids on the block, but they were significant because they broke the monopoly that Topps had held on baseball cards for nearly thirty years. Cards were generally cut well, print flaws were rare, and corners came out of packs almost always sharp. So, maybe Upper Deck did this to create a chase card to build hype for the set overallor perhaps it was just coincidence. Lovero. Like the 1989 Donruss, Fleer, Score and Topps sets, large print runs saturated the market with these cards, driving down their values. Leading off in the desirable number one spot would be Ken Griffey Jr., a rookie and former first-overall draft pick that was not locked to be playing on the Mariners big league roster that spring. With an increase in quality came an increase in price as Upper Deck packs sold for $1.00 apiece, prices consumers had never seen before. Certification numbers appear in the lower right of the encapsulated label or on the oval DNA sticker. The fact of the matter remains that above else it was Griffey Jr. that made the card so special. A shining example of how Upper Deck was trying to up the standard in the baseball card world, this triple-image overlay gave collectors a glimpse of what it was like to face Ryan in action. We are user supported. Yes! Thats great for the northwest and the game, but he should be doing it all in Cincinnati, if anywhere. The hologram was made from the same material used on passports and drivers licenses and is expensive to replicate. AU$123.27, AU$136.96 This type of data sharing may be considered a sale of information under California privacy laws. By entering your email address you agree to receive email versions of the Baseball Card Market Report. Learn more. Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalised tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. At the age of 42, you'd think most guys would be washed-up, but that wasn't the case for Ryan. Thanks You for the information. 1989 Upper Deck Set-Break # 1 Ken Griffey Jr. NR-MINT *GMCARDS* Item No : 385446856096; . 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Read our, 3. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Rookie Card 1989 Upper Deck #1 BGS 8.5, 1989 UPPER DECK #1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. STAR ROOKIE PSA 10 GEM MT Mariners, 1989 Upper Deck 1 Ken Griffey jr. Star Rookie PSA 7, Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck Star Rookie RC #1 PSA 6 ICONIC CARD, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey JR Star Rookie PSA 6, 1989 UPPER DECK STAR ROOKIE #1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. 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Grades (Click to . AU$53.21, AU$59.13 1989 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck #1 Gem Mint 10 RC Rookie Mariners Reds $202.49 gradedstuff (21,769) 99.7% Was: $224.99 10% off Buy It Now +$6.00 shipping Last one 6 sold Sponsored 1989 KEN GRIFFEY JR. UPPER DECK #1 EX PSA 5 Pre-Owned $70.00 us2015-gonca (28) 100% or Best Offer +$5.60 shipping Sponsored The 1989 Upper Deck No. Here are some tips on what to look for when choosing which cards to send in. 1989 Ken Griffey Jr 1989 Upper Deck #1 Gem Mint 10 RC Rookie Mariners Reds And you can get there, too, if you just follow my simple 17-step process. 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Home Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum In Process: 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. PSA Grade Run NGS428 Posts: 2,040 August 17, 2020 6:46PM edited July 23, 2022 12:03PM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum About 3 years in now, working to complete the grade run from Authentic to PSA 10. $210.60 (41 Bids) End Date: Tuesday 02/28/2023 19:12:01 ESTBid now | Add to watch list Other than steroids, variant craze, foil effects taking over creativity, and parallel insanity. Yet any collector will tell you that certain cards transcend the raw materials that make them up and carry a certain indescribable aura. / 1989 UPPER DECK #1 MARINERS ROOKIE CARD HOF NM-MT SGC 8.5, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. Rc SGC 8.5, 1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr SGC 8.5 NM/MT+ Seattle Mariners Hall-Of-Fame, GEM-CENTERED 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR Rookie SGC 8.5 NMMT+ Mariners HOF RC, 1989 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR. Rookie Baseball Card #30 PSA 9 $34.75 It had to be number one. 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