Basketball set
1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning Checklist & Card Prices
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1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning (Basketball) has 4 cards in our price guide, 4 of them with live market values. The most valuable is Kobe Bryant #7 at $55,401 in PSA 10 ($2,906 raw). Across the set, PSA 10 copies total $89K and raw copies $9.2K.
- Cards
- 4
- With prices
- 4
- PSA 10 total
- $89K
- Raw total
- $9.2K
- Avg gem premium
- 23×
- Top card
- $55,401
Most valuable cards
The 4 highest-value cards in 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning, ranked by PSA 10 price (best graded or raw where no PSA 10 sale exists).
Best cards to grade
Shaquille O'Neal #3 shows the biggest jump in 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning: $1,059 raw to $27,141 in PSA 10, a 26× premium. Ranked by PSA 10 price ÷ raw price; only cards with a PSA 10 value of $20 or more are shown.
Full checklist
All 4 cards we track from 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning, with the latest raw and graded market values. Tap any card for its full price history.
| Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | CGC 10 | BGS 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway #14Anfernee Hardaway | $265 | $965 | $6,579 | $3,947 | $8,553 |
| Kobe Bryant #7Kobe Bryant | $2,906 | $9,624 | $55,401 | $33,241 | $72,021 |
| Michael Jordan #5Michael Jordan | $5,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Shaquille O'Neal #3Shaquille O'Neal | $1,059 | $2,382 | $27,141 | $16,285 | $35,283 |
Players in this set
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1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning is a Basketball set from 1997. Midpoint tracks 4 cards from it, 4 with market prices from recent sales and 3 with a PSA 10 value. The set's most valuable card is Kobe Bryant #7 at $55,401 in PSA 10 ($2,906 raw). Priced raw copies add up to $9.2K, and PSA 10 copies to $89K. On average a PSA 10 sells for 23× the raw price across the set's graded cards.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cards are in 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning?
- Our Basketball price guide lists 4 cards for 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning, 4 of them with live market prices.
- What is the most valuable card in 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning?
- The most valuable card in 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning is Kobe Bryant #7 at $55,401 in PSA 10 ($2,906 raw).
- Is Kobe Bryant #7 worth grading?
- A PSA 10 Kobe Bryant #7 sells for $55,401 vs $2,906 raw — a 19× premium. That gap is what makes grading a well-centered, clean copy worthwhile.
- When was 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning released?
- 1997 Skybox Premium Thunder & Lightning was released in 1997.
More Basketball sets from 1997
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![Michael Jordan [Refractor] #123 card from 1997 Topps Chrome](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ISQAAeSwZB9qckrf/s-l500.jpg)
![Kobe Bryant [Refractor] #323 card from 1997 Finest](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xlAAAeSwkPFqRW8C/s-l500.jpg)
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