RANDY JOHNSON
Baseball • 1990 Topps Baseball
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1990
Brand & Set
Topps - 1990 Topps Baseball
Card Number
#431
Card Type
Veteran / Early Career
Rarity
Base (Junk Wax Era mass-produced)
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Very Good-Excellent (VG-EX 4) to Excellent (EX 5)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $0.25 - $1.00 USD. PSA 9: $15 - $25 USD. PSA 10: $100 - $150 USD.
Recent Sales
Raw copies typically sell in bulk lots or for under $1. PSA 9 copies regularly sell on eBay for around $15-$20. PSA 10 gem mint examples command around $100-$150 due to the difficulty of finding pristine centering and sharp corners from 1990 Topps printing.
Condition Details
The card exhibits noticeable yellowing/aging on the cream-colored borders. Moderate corner wear with soft tips visible, particularly at the bottom edges. Centering is visibly off-center top-to-bottom and slightly left-to-right. The protective screwdown holder shows significant heavy scratches and scuffs, making surface inspection difficult, but the card itself appears aged with light edge roughness.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for grading. Given the off-center alignment, visible aging/yellowing, and corner wear, this card would likely grade in the EX range (PSA 5-6), which holds virtually no premium over raw value and would cost far more to grade than it is worth.
Card Description
Features Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson during his early career with the Seattle Mariners, wearing his white home uniform (#51) mid-motion in his iconic left-handed delivery. The design features a colorful orange/yellow pixelated inner border with a purple name block at the bottom displaying 'RANDY JOHNSON' in yellow text and 'SEATTLE MARINERS' below it.
Notable Features
Hall of Fame player (inducted 2015). Classic 1990 Topps iconic design. Early career card (second full-year Topps card).
Authentication Notes
Genuine 1990 Topps vintage card stock. No forgery concerns as this card was heavily mass-produced during the Junk Wax Era.
Scanned: 2026-07-27T08:07:08.949716