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title: "1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball Kobe Bryant #138 Base PSA 9 Price: 8 Verified Sales | CardVolume"
url: https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1996-topps-chrome-kobe-bryant-138/base-psa-9/
as_of: 2026-09-29
source: CardVolume (https://cardvolume.com)
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> 1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball Kobe Bryant #138 Base PSA 9: $4,200 (90-day median of 5 sales, Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026). 8 verified sales on record since Dec 17, 2025; the last sold for $3,500 on Sep 25, 2026 (eBay) and the highest for $6,000 on Sep 19, 2026. Every sale links to its source.

Kobe Bryant Topps Chrome RC

1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball · #138

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# Kobe Bryant Topps Chrome RC Base PSA 9 price

1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball · #138 · 1996

## Answer

-   1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball Kobe Bryant #138 Base PSA 9: $4,200 (90-day median of 5 sales, Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026). 8 verified sales on record since Dec 17, 2025; the last sold for $3,500 on Sep 25, 2026 (eBay) and the highest for $6,000 on Sep 19, 2026.

As of Sep 29, 2026 · Only verified or cross-checked sales count · [How we verify](https://cardvolume.com/methodology/)

Market price

$4,200

Median of 5 in 90 days

Last sale

$3,500

Sep 25, 2026 · eBay

Record

$6,000

Sep 19, 2026

Verified sales

8

8 in the last 12 months

vs prior 90 days

—

Needs 5 sales in each window

Population

4,235

PSA · Sep 26, 2026

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1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball Kobe Bryant #138 Base PSA 9: $4,200, 90-day median of 5 sales. Source: CardVolume, cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1996-topps-chrome-kobe-bryant-138/base-psa-9/, as of Sep 29, 2026.

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## PSA 9 price history

Each point is one qualifying sale (USD). Points are not an index or a forecast.

## PSA 9 prices by year

Year

Sales

Median

Low

High

2026

7

**$4,080**

$2,650

$6,000

2025

1

**$1,496**

$1,496

$1,496

Medians of verified sales in each calendar year. A year with few sales can move a lot on one sale.

## PSA 9 compared with other grades

A PSA 10 sells for about **2.3×** a PSA 9 ($9,780 vs $4,200). A PSA 9 sells for about **2.9×** a PSA 8 ($4,200 vs $1,471).

Grade

Price we quote

Basis

Verified sales

Record

**PSA 10**

**$9,780**

median of the last 3 sales

3

$10,600

**PSA 9**

**$4,200**

90-day median of 5 sales

8

$6,000

**PSA 8**

**$1,471**

median of the last 2 sales

2

$1,600

**PSA 7**

**$1,600**

last verified sale

1

$1,600

Same version (Base) only. Grades with at least 8 verified sales over six months or more have their own page.

## Every PSA 9 sale we have

Date

Price

Venue

Status

Source

Sep 25, 2026

**$3,500**  
cert 40700019

eBay  
auction

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/01070308/psa)

Sep 21, 2026

**$4,200**  
cert 08040345

eBay  
best offer

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/01070308/psa)

Sep 19, 2026

**$6,000**  
cert 26628782

eBay  
best offer

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/01070308/psa)

Sep 19, 2026

**$5,000**  
cert 06180238

eBay  
best offer

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/01070308/psa)

Sep 14, 2026

**$4,080**  
cert 27945358

Fanatics Collect  
auction

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cert/01070308/psa)

Jun 29, 2026

**$2,650**  
cert 01102543

eBay  
auction

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1996-topps-chrome/kobe-bryant-138/5446)

Mar 30, 2026

**$2,659**  
cert 30400729

eBay  
auction

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1996-topps-chrome/kobe-bryant-138/5446)

Dec 17, 2025

**$1,496**  
cert 03118020

eBay  
auction

Cross-checked

[Open](https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/basketball-cards/1996-topps-chrome/kobe-bryant-138/5446)

Reported sales are shown but never enter the market price. Asking prices are never listed.

## Is your copy the Base?

Standard 1996 Topps Chrome #138 Kobe Bryant with no Refractor finish.

Other versions of this card sell at different prices. [Compare all versions](https://cardvolume.com/sports/basketball/1996-topps-chrome-kobe-bryant-138/versions/).