
Ken Oberkfell
1991 • Fleer
#511

A 1989 Bowman Ken Oberkfell #418 baseball card featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates infielder in Near Mint condition. A solid vintage addition for Bowman and Pirates collectors.
1989 • Bowman
MLB • Pittsburgh Pirates
Near Mint
418
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Ken Oberkfell's 1989 Bowman card occupies the lower tier of his collectible footprint, consistent with a utility infielder from the late career era rather than a marquee star. With only one active listing, price discovery is limited, and the card trades at minimal premiums even in high-grade condition. His career significance as a solid contact hitter across multiple NL clubs does not generate the collector demand needed to push this issue above base-level valuation.
The 1989 Bowman set was produced in substantial quantities as part of Bowman's relaunch era, meaning this card carries no meaningful scarcity premium as a standard base issue. There are no notable parallels, serial-numbered variants, or short prints associated with this card. Graded population data reflects minimal submission interest, with the overwhelming majority of copies remaining in raw, ungraded condition.
Oberkfell retired without Hall of Fame consideration, which significantly limits long-term appreciation potential for his cardboard. The 1989 Bowman set does carry some nostalgic collector interest as part of Bowman's return to production, but that sentiment applies more broadly to the set than to individual common players. Grading submission trends for this card remain negligible, and market momentum is essentially flat with no identifiable catalyst for renewed collector interest.

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