RANDY JOHNSON
Baseball • 1989 Topps
Sport & Year
Baseball • 1989
Brand & Set
Topps - 1989 Topps
Card Number
#647
Card Type
Rookie Card
Rarity
Base
Parallel Variant & Language
Base • English
Condition & Value Assessment
Condition Grade
Near Mint (NM 7)
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $3 - $10; PSA 10: $300 - $450; PSA 9: $35 - $50
Recent Sales
Raw copies typically sell for under $10 on eBay. PSA 10 Gem Mint copies have historically reached the $300-$500 range, while PSA 9s frequently settle around $40.
Condition Details
The card shows decent centering but appears slightly heavy to the right. The top-left corner shows slight softening. Some minor edge wear is visible on the right border. Surface appears clean without major wax stains or scratches visible in this view.
Grading Recommendation
Only worth grading if the card is flawlessly centered and has no corner/edge wear under magnification. As a high-population card from the 'Junk Wax' era, only Gem Mint (PSA 10) grades provide significant ROI. This specific copy appears to be around an 8, making grading financially unnecessary.
Card Description
Features a head-and-shoulders portrait of Hall of Fame pitcher Randy 'The Big Unit' Johnson in a Montreal Expos uniform and cap with his trademark mustache. The design includes a blue border around the photo and the 'Expos' team name in red script with a blue outline.
Notable Features
Rookie Card (RC). Randy Johnson is a 5-time Cy Young winner and Hall of Fame inductee. This is his primary Topps rookie card from his short tenure with the Montreal Expos.
Authentication Notes
Appears to be an authentic 1989 Topps card. The card stock, printing dot pattern in the logo, and font characteristics are consistent with genuine Topps production from this era.
Scanned: 2026-07-09T08:06:05.063587