Baseball collecting guide
Ken Griffey Jr.1989 Topps Traded Tiffany #41T
The T in #41T identifies the Traded card. Tiffany still needs its own evidence.
Griffey’s Topps Traded rookie makes a rewarding two-card comparison. Put the regular issue beside the premium edition and you can study what Topps changed in the manufacturing process while the subject and number stay the same. Start with the particular edition you want before comparing prices.
Read the whole catalog name
For this card the useful label is 1989 Topps Traded Tiffany, Ken Griffey Jr., #41T. Topps describes Tiffany production as a premium factory-set treatment with a glossy face and higher-quality stock. Keep Bowman Tiffany #220 on a separate list. It belongs to another product, and its market answers a different collecting question. 1 2
The player behind the card
Topps Traded puts a Seattle rookie into a set built to update the season’s checklist. Griffey hit .264 in 1989. File #41T under the first Mariners season whether or not the regular Traded card sits beside the Tiffany. 6
The card’s season
1989 · Seattle Mariners
MLB regular season
127 games · 120 hits in 455 at-bats, 16 HR. 6
Use the back as well as the front
A front-facing photograph of a card behind plastic gives you two surfaces that can reflect a lamp. Ask for a full reverse image and a second angle on the front before deciding that the finish is convincing. If the seller has only a thumbnail, keep the edition open. There is little value in comparing two PSA grades until you know which edition each represents. 1
What an auction actually paid
On April 20, 2026, Fanatics Collect sold a PSA 9 example for $630 including buyer’s premium. PSA’s separate sale history associates a later PSA 9 example with an eBay best offer of $1,375 on August 26, 2026. One amount comes from the auctioneer and the other from PSA’s aggregation. Keep both dates and sale types in your notes so a difference in price prompts an inspection of the individual copies. 3 4
Documented prices
PSA estimate
$1,260 USD · PSA 9
Reference recorded Nov 4, 2026 for this grade.
View the PSA referenceConfirm Topps Traded Tiffany rather than the standard Traded edition.
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Collector questions
Should I buy a complete Tiffany set to own Griffey?
A verified individual card can fill a player collection. The complete-set route makes more sense when the rest of the set is part of what you want to own.
Which details belong in a saved search?
Use 1989, Topps Traded Tiffany, Griffey and 41T together. Add the grading company and grade when looking for a specific slabbed example.