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Shawn Kemp Card Profile
BCI Collector Score
7.8/10
Prime Hold
Overall scoring rubric
Every player uses the same six weighted pillars. The career-evidence adjustment scales only the score above a neutral 5.0, so an unfinished résumé cannot receive the same confidence as a closed career.
- Weighted pillar score
- 7.8
- Closed career
- 100% confidence
- Career-evidence adjustment
- 0.0
- Final BCI score
- 7.8
View all 6 pillar inputs plus Career rule
Pillar inputs
- Stature (25%)
- 8.1
- Cards (20%)
- 8.0
- Demand (20%)
- 7.2
- Durability (15%)
- 8.2
- Liquidity (10%)
- 6.8
- Price (10%)
- 8.0
Career rule
- Career-evidence adjustment
- 0.0
SkyBox rookie and late-1990s PMG/Legacy demand
Kemp has one of the strongest visual identities of the 1990s and a deep insert-era checklist. His mass-produced rookies are entry points; the serious market begins with Finest and ends in recognized PMG or Legacy scarcity.
- Entry Lane
- 1990-91 SkyBox Shawn Kemp rookie
- Core Lane
- 1993-94 Finest Shawn Kemp Refractor
- Premium Lane
- 1996-97 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp
Collector buy plan
What to buy—and why
Shawn Kemp's plan names one primary card for each collector role and price band.
Entry Lane$500 and below1990-91 SkyBox Shawn Kemp rookie
1990-91 SkyBox Shawn Kemp rookie
Reference image—shown card: 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Red #67 Shawn Kemp (#079/100) – PSA EX-MT 6
1990-91 SkyBox Shawn Kemp rookie in PSA 10 gives collectors an understandable place to begin with Shawn Kemp's 1990s highlight-reel icon profile. Choose the better-looking copy before paying for nominal scarcity that the market may not reward.
Buying caution
Junk-wax rookie volume presented as scarcity.
Core Lane$500 to $2,5001993-94 Finest Shawn Kemp Refractor
1993-94 Finest Shawn Kemp Refractor
Reference image—shown card: 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Red #67 Shawn Kemp (#079/100) – PSA EX-MT 6
Use 1993-94 Finest Shawn Kemp Refractor as the working benchmark for Shawn Kemp's SkyBox rookie and late-1990s PMG/Legacy demand. Compare like-for-like copies and make the condition premium visible rather than theoretical.
Buying caution
Flashy inserts from weak sets priced like PMG or Legacy Collection cards.
Premium Lane$2,500 to $10,0001996-97 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp
1996-97 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp
Reference image—shown card: 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Red #67 Shawn Kemp (#079/100) – PSA EX-MT 6
1996-97 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp is the sharper Shawn Kemp step when the issue carries its own demand beyond the player name. Require a meaningful improvement in card identity, scarcity, or eye appeal.
Buying caution
Flashy inserts from weak sets priced like PMG or Legacy Collection cards.
Grail Lane$10,000 to $50,0001997-98 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp /100
1997-98 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp /100
Reference image—shown card: 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Red #67 Shawn Kemp (#079/100) – PSA EX-MT 6
At grail money, 1997-98 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Shawn Kemp /100 must stand apart inside Shawn Kemp's SkyBox rookie and late-1990s PMG/Legacy demand. Verify the exact issue and let infrequent transactions widen the margin of safety, not the asking price.
Buying caution
Flashy inserts from weak sets priced like PMG or Legacy Collection cards.
Trophy Lane$50,000+1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Shawn Kemp /10
1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Shawn Kemp /10
Reference image—shown card: 1997-98 SkyBox Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems (PMG) Red #67 Shawn Kemp (#079/100) – PSA EX-MT 6
Reserve Shawn Kemp's highest commitment for 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green Shawn Kemp /10. A trophy purchase should survive scrutiny on authenticity, provenance, presentation, and the depth of the eventual buyer pool.
Buying caution
Kemp nostalgia is powerful enough to lift attractive cards, but only established 1990s insert families sustain trophy prices.
Collector traps to avoid
- Junk-wax rookie volume presented as scarcity.
- Flashy inserts from weak sets priced like PMG or Legacy Collection cards.
Kemp nostalgia is powerful enough to lift attractive cards, but only established 1990s insert families sustain trophy prices.