The Most Valuable 1988 Topps Baseball Cards
Ranked by real closed-sale prices across 806 tracked 1988 Topps Baseball items — not guesses, not asking prices. Updated August 2026; the order shifts as the market does. Right now the crown belongs to Don Mattingly [AL] #300 1988 Topps Baseball at $63.7.
On a budget: under $20 · under $50 · under $100
Top 10 by sold value used new / sealed
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![Don Mattingly [AL] #300 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/don-mattingly-al-300-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Don Mattingly [AL] #300 1988 Topps Baseball$63.7· $325 new/sealed - 2
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![Tom Glavine [Error] #779 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/tom-glavine-error-779-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
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![Mark McGwire [Error] #580 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/mark-mcgwire-error-580-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
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![Keith Comstock [White] #778 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/keith-comstock-white-778-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Keith Comstock [White] #778 1988 Topps Baseball$2.9· $175.09 new/sealed - 7
Tigers Leaders #429 1988 Topps Baseball$2.28· $25.01 new/sealed - 8
Nolan Ryan #6 1988 Topps Baseball$2.2· $73.51 new/sealed - 9
Tim Conroy #658 1988 Topps Baseball$2.13· $26 new/sealed - 10
Rod Booker #483 1988 Topps Baseball$2.08· $21.5 new/sealed - 11
![Checklist 397-528 [Steve Carlton] #528 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/checklist-397-528-steve-carlton-528-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Checklist 397-528 [Steve Carlton] #528 1988 Topps Baseball$2.05· $81 new/sealed - 12
Ron Darling #685 1988 Topps Baseball$2.05· $350 new/sealed - 13
![Cal Ripken Jr. [Error] #650 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/cal-ripken-jr-error-650-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
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John Candelaria #546 1988 Topps Baseball$2· $99.75 new/sealed - 15
Dave LaPoint #334 1988 Topps Baseball$1.99· $60.98 new/sealed - 16
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Cal Ripken Jr. #650 1988 Topps Baseball$1.97· $80.88 new/sealed - 19
Larry Parrish #490 1988 Topps Baseball$1.95· $11.18 new/sealed - 20
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Eddie Murray #4 1988 Topps Baseball$1.93· $26 new/sealed - 22
Bill Almon #787 1988 Topps Baseball$1.9· $15.5 new/sealed - 23
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Doug Sisk #763 1988 Topps Baseball$1.87· $64.99 new/sealed - 25
Joel Youngblood #418 1988 Topps Baseball$1.84· $50.99 new/sealed - 26
Bruce Ruffin #268 1988 Topps Baseball$1.84· $44.23 new/sealed - 27
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Steve Shields #632 1988 Topps Baseball$1.8· $49.63 new/sealed - 30
Jim Rice #675 1988 Topps Baseball$1.79· $32 new/sealed - 31
Jose Lind #767 1988 Topps Baseball$1.79· $46.52 new/sealed - 32
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Nolan Ryan #250 1988 Topps Baseball$1.75· $458.23 new/sealed - 35
Kent Tekulve #543 1988 Topps Baseball$1.74· $38.66 new/sealed - 36
Earnie Riles #88 1988 Topps Baseball$1.74· $15.04 new/sealed - 37
Mike Scott #760 1988 Topps Baseball$1.74· $95 new/sealed - 38
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Keith Comstock #778 1988 Topps Baseball$1.72· $114.08 new/sealed - 40
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Bo Jackson #750 1988 Topps Baseball$1.71· $87.5 new/sealed - 42
Walt Terrell #668 1988 Topps Baseball$1.7· $35.88 new/sealed - 43
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Ozzie Smith #460 1988 Topps Baseball$1.69· $35.14 new/sealed - 47
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![Al Leiter [No NY] #18 1988 Topps Baseball](/api/images/junkpal-products/sports/al-leiter-no-ny-18-baseball-cards-1988-topps-sport/thumb.webp)
Al Leiter [No NY] #18 1988 Topps Baseball$1.68· $39 new/sealed - 49
Dale Mohorcic #163 1988 Topps Baseball$1.67· $15.04 new/sealed - 50
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