Tarik Skubal's Topps Chrome rookie rose after the Dodgers trade
As free agency gears up, his rookie value has come back down to pre-trade levels.
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Rookie cards
Rookie cards from the CardWire desk: which rookies the market is paying for, what set each price, and the sales that show it.
Erling Haaland's Bundesliga rookie is the Topps slab worth paying up for
The last Bundesliga #72 PSA 10 sold for $790 before his Leipzig winner, more than double the Champions League #74.
· Wire · Soccer
Which MLB Rookie of the Year finalists' cards are worth buying
What each finalist's cards cost now, before the winners' Red Rookies qualify for $100 in FanCash on Monday.
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AJ Dybantsa's Flagship rookie is a great raw play before the slabs pile up
Before you mail that $8 Dybantsa to PSA, Cooper Flagg's 14,664 gems would like a word.
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2026 NFL rookie card prices: what Mendoza, Tate, Love and seven more sell for
A card-by-card look at the Bowman Chrome, Refractor /499, Topps and Topps Gold rookies of 10 top NFL rookies, led by Fernando Mendoza.
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Kevin McGonigle's 1st Bowman auto is a sell before Rookie of the Year
Last year's winner Nick Kurtz got hurt in year two and his PSA 10 now sells for $700 against McGonigle's $830.
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Luka Dončić's Silver Prizm rookie holds near $1,800 as his hot start continues
His Silver Prizm PSA 10 sells for $1,860, while the base Prizm PSA 10 holds near $200.
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Connor McDavid's hot streak leads to a rise in his market
His Young Guns PSA 10 sells around $3,500 after he became the fastest player in NHL history to 30 assists.
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Kimi Antonelli's Chrome rookie sells at its September price after his F1 title
PSA 10s of his 2025 Topps Chrome card sold for $655 and $710 hours after he became F1's youngest champion, as if nothing had happened in Mexico City.
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Chet Holmgren's Prizm Silver is cheap enough to buy through his knee injury
His Silver PSA 10 sells for about $155, less than teammate Jalen Williams' at about $220.
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Stephen Curry's Prestige rookie is a PSA 10 nearly half the time it's graded
A raw 2009 Prestige #207 sells for about $145, against about $825 for one in a PSA 10 holder.
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Stephen Curry's 2009 Topps rookie runs ahead of his Wilkins milestone
His PSA 9 jumped from about $4,400 in July to $6,400 in August, well before Friday's milestone.
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J.J. McCarthy's PSA 10 rookie is a cheap flyer on the Giants' fifth-round bet
His 2024 Prizm sells for about $40 in PSA 10, close to Jayden Daniels' and a fraction of Caleb Williams' $300.
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Ty Jerome is scoring like a star on a $10 rookie card
He opened with 45 points, then scored 15 and 10 in his last two before sitting out with a sore back.
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Alex Ovechkin's PSA 10 rookie is up 20% since he named his final season
It's still short of the $5,100 his Young Guns reached while he chased Gretzky's goal record.
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Tom Brady's Upper Deck Victory rookie climbs while his Bowman rookies fall
The raw Upper Deck Victory has climbed since July, ahead of Brady ripping 2000 Bowman Chrome live from his house on Monday.
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Anthony Edwards' Silver Prizm could cool after his knee surgery
ESPN reported he could miss up to two months, hours after that PSA 10 sale.
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Jackson Chourio's Topps Chrome rookie is a sell before new PSA 10s hit eBay
His four hits in Game 3 left the Brewers one win from their first World Series title.
· Wire · Baseball
Bronny stays a Laker as Knecht joins the Knicks, but I wouldn't buy either's Kaboom
Knecht agreed to a two-way deal four days after the Lakers cut him, while Bronny got the last seven minutes of the opener.
· Wire · Basketball
Michael Jordan's PSA 2 Fleer rookie bids near PSA 3 money tonight
The 1986-87 Fleer rookie closes at 5:18 p.m. ET after nearly doubling since last fall.
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Dodgers Front Office Says Ohtani Doesn't Need Surgery and Will Pitch Next Season, as His Topps Update Rookie Falls in Price
Andrew Friedman expects Ohtani to pitch in 2027 after doctors ruled out surgery, while his 2018 Topps Update rookie in PSA 10 has slid since late September.
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Brewers Fans Are Paying Up for Chourio Before the World Series
Jackson Chourio's first Bowman Chrome autograph Refractor went from $930 to $1,177 in PSA 10 in August to a $1,600 sale four days after Milwaukee swept the Dodgers.
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Kessler's Silver rookie made a round trip before his perfect Lakers debut
Nobody has sold a PSA 10 of his 2022 Prizm Silver since he made all 12 of his shots for 26 points in Wednesday's 127-105 win over the Warriors.
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Drake Maye collectors still haven't forgiven him for the Super Bowl
Collectors have paid less for his PSA 10 Prizm rookie every month since the Patriots lost the Super Bowl, heading into Thursday night's game in Chicago.
· Wire · Football
Luka promised LA a title run as his Prizm rookie stayed flat all year
A PSA 10 of his 2018 Prizm rookie sold for $200 on the day of the Lakers' opener against the Warriors, against around $209 last October.
· Wire · Basketball
LeBron's Chrome rookie got cheaper right before his Sixers debut
Four PSA 9 copies of his 2003 Topps Chrome rookie sold for less than $3,850 at Fanatics Collect on Oct. 18, two days before he beat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
· Wire · Basketball
Angel Reese's Silver Prizm rookie has doubled on the Dream's Finals run
She had 30 points and 16 rebounds on Monday as the Dream evened the Finals heading home to Atlanta for Game 3.
· Wire · WNBA
Kimi Antonelli's $878,400 rookie auto is F1's second-biggest card sale
His base Topps Chrome rookie has been climbing all season as he heads to Austin with a chance to clinch the title.
· Wire · Racing
Junior Caminero's PSA 10 rookie has tripled while raw copies still sell for $2
With the Rays playing for the pennant, all the gains in Junior Caminero's rookie have gone to the graded copies.
· Wire · Baseball
Puka Nacua's record week hasn't moved his rookie card
Collectors have paid the same for Nacua's PSA 10 Prizm rookie for a year straight, catch record included.
· Wire · Football
LeBron's rookie card cooled off before his first Sixers game
Collectors paid up after he chose the Sixers in July, then started selling his 2003 Topps rookie well before Tuesday's debut at Madison Square Garden.
· Wire · Basketball
Jalen Hurts collectors are already dumping his rookie card
The Eagles said Monday that Hurts has blood clots in both lungs and is expected to miss the season. A PSA 9 of his 2020 Prizm Silver rookie sold for $92 hours after the diagnosis, below the $109 it was going for earlier in October.
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George Washington Has a Rookie Card That Came Out 153 Years After He Died
First in war, first in peace, and somehow a rookie in 1952, 64 years after his face was on tobacco cards.
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Fernando Mendoza's Card Sales Quadrupled Before His First NFL Start
Fernando Mendoza has yet to make his first start, but the market is heating up in anticipation.
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Lawrence Taylor's rookie card just had its best year even though he retired in 1993
A PSA 10 of his 1982 Topps rookie sold for $12,386 on Oct. 14. Over the last year, PSA 10s sold around $8,865, more than in any year since 2020.
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Denzel Boston's Bowman Chrome rookie auto sells for about $60 as the Offensive ROTY favorite
His on-card Bowman Chrome rookie autograph has sold 35 times since Oct. 1. Kalshi traders make him the Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite.
· Wire · Football
Bryce Young's Prizm Silver rookie is up 50% since mid-September
A PSA 10 of his 2023 Prizm Silver sold around $202 in Sept. and around $318 in Oct.
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Tetairoa McMillan's rookie card doesn't budge after his 14-catch game
Collectors bought his cards three times as fast after his 14-catch game against the Lions. His Optic Uptown rookie still sells raw for around $177.
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Joao Fonseca's $2 Topps Chrome rookie costs less than a can of tennis balls
His 2026 Topps Chrome #23 rookie has sold raw for $1 to $8 since the set came out on Sept. 30. Fonseca, ranked No. 29, won't play again until 2027.
· Wire · Tennis
Jacob Misiorowski rookie card cools before the World Series
Jackson Chourio's Topps Chrome rookie went from about $40 to $80 in PSA 10 on the pennant run.
· Wire · Baseball
Brady's autographed Championship Ticket rookie is bid to $650,000
The last PSA 8 without an autograph grade sold in February.
· Wire · Football
Mike Ditka's Rookie Card Sales Soar After His Death Announcement
Mike Ditka's 1962 Topps rookie card sold 42 times after his family announced his death Oct. 9.
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Orlando Cepeda's signed PSA 9 rookie sells for over $90,000
Cepeda inscribed it HOF 99, marking the year the Veterans Committee elected him to the Hall of Fame.
· Wire · Baseball
Murakami's 1/1 Chrome rookie Superfractor tops $40,000
Goldin's bidders placed 85 bids on the 1/1, which PSA graded a 7.
· Wire · Baseball
Ovechkin's rookie card enters his final season
His Young Guns PSA 10 sold at auction five days before the news.
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Reese wins DPOY; her 2024 Prizm #147 rookie sells under $2
The Dream center set single-season records for rebounds and double-doubles.
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Mendoza's Red RC sells under what Fanatics pays if he wins ROY
The Bowman Football short print redeems for FanCash on Rookie of the Year, an MVP or the Hall of Fame.
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Ben Rice's base rookie trades busier, not higher, after Game 1
He drove in six runs in the Yankees' wild-card opener against Boston.
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Judge misses the wild card; his raw Chrome rookie fell this month
The Yankees left him off their wild-card roster against Boston.
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Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles's base Prizm rookie stays near $3
The Lynx guard won the WNBA award unanimously on Monday.
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Sandy Koufax's PSA 9 rookie sells for more than $600,000
The 1955 Topps card led Memory Lane's Summer Rarities sale, which topped $7.5 million.
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Verlander's 2006 Topps rookie runs up on his farewell weekend
He went 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts before Detroit beat Pittsburgh 4-3 on a walk-off.
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Dart's Silver Prizm rookie has not sold since his knee injury
A new listing undercuts the past week's sales as the Giants quarterback faces possible surgery.
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An Ohtani rookie outsold the Black Lotus in the Goldin 100
The 2018 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor #2/5 cleared the Lotus in the same room, an hour later.
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Kimi Antonelli's rookie F1 card sets a record in the Goldin 100
The PSA 10 Red Refractor hammered at more than four times what a PSA 7 copy brought five weeks earlier.
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Jaxson Dart's 1/1 SuperFractor rookie gets a Saturday close
The Chrome 1/1 we have tracked since its pull was confirmed now has a deadline 48 hours out.
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Collins' hamstring lands on a thinly traded rookie card
Doctors call the hamstring injury not serious, but Sunday's Bengals game remains uncertain.
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Alonso rookie cards hold flat as he reaches 300 home runs
Mets fans gave the visiting Oriole a curtain call; his rookies trade in the teens.
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Luzardo's rookie cards take an injury hit on the Phillies' IL
He's eligible to return Sept. 27, the regular season's final day, with the Phillies holding a wild card.
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Citron and Iriafen's rookie cards get a playoff milestone
The Mystics are the youngest team ever to reach the WNBA playoffs, two years into a rebuild.
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Cooper's rookie cards take an ankle hit in his Jets debut
Sources say the ankle sprain could sideline the first-round receiver for up to four weeks.
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Walker's rookie card gets a look after a milestone Chiefs debut
A 173-yard, two-touchdown debut lands on a Prizm rookie priced as a Seahawk.
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Alvarez's rookies hold flat as he chases the Triple Crown
He leads the American League in average and trails in home runs and RBIs by two and four.
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Harper's game-worn rookie patch auto lands in Topps Definitive
The set has no date, no print run and no serial yet.
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Caleb Williams' rookie Prizm pulls big bids after 59-point night
He also ran for 65 yards and scored twice more in Sunday's rout of the Panthers.
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Dart's 1/1 SuperFractor rookie goes up in the Goldin 100
The lot drew bids from its first day, ahead of extended bidding on Saturday, September 19.
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A PSA 9 Koufax rookie leads Memory Lane's Summer Rarities sale
The 1955 Topps card opens at $50,000 USD, with bidding through September 26.
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Lawrence's rookies get a milestone touchdown against the Browns
His 100th career touchdown pass went to rookie Josh Cameron, who kept the ball.
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Murray's rookies lose a second week to the concussion protocol
Carson Wentz keeps the Vikings job until Murray clears, after three touchdowns in relief.
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Verlander's rookies get a farewell start to sell into
The Tigers plan a two-day send-off in the final series against the Pirates, one last start the target.
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Flowers' rookies get a big half and a hamstring scare in one game
The Ravens signed him to a four-year, $140 million USD extension a month ago.
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Garrett's rookies take an injury hit as the Rams put him on IR
Arthroscopic knee surgery sidelines the reigning Defensive Player of the Year for at least four games.
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Henry's rookies get a milestone week as he passes Marcus Allen
Three scores against the Colts put him at 125 rushing touchdowns, behind only Smith and Tomlinson.
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Murray's rookies lose their Vikings debut to a concussion
Carson Wentz took over against the Packers, with McCarthy dressed as the emergency third quarterback.
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Ohtani's IL stint lands on rookies still rising into it
The Dodgers backdate a 15-day stint; De Paula takes his DH at-bats.
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Judge's PSA 10 rookies rose on the IL; his raw copies slipped
Chrome #169 in PSA 10 sold a median $475 USD over 30 days, up 11% in the last 30 days.
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Mendoza's cheapest rookies haven't moved a dollar in a month
Mendoza's base card market has been soft, with no playing time to start the season.
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Ohtani's rookies haven't priced the end of his pitching year
His four biggest rookies held or rose over the past month, the #700 in PSA 10 leading.
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Penix's rookie is a buy while he sits behind a stopgap
Penix's 2024 Prizm Silver rookie sells for $7.50 USD to $21.50 USD ungraded while his knee keeps him out.
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Acuña's rookie card hasn't moved on the milestone
The homer was his 1,000th hit; only Hank Aaron has 1,000 hits, 200 homers and 200 steals as a Brave.
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Whatnot Is Changing Which Sports Cards Become Valuable
Live commerce is creating a new premium for sports cards.
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10 Raw Cards Under $100 Everyone Should Own
Ten established cards with real history and broad demand. Buying all ten raw costs about $381 at October prices.
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Sullivan's entry-level rookie is a buy after the MLS record
At 16, Sullivan's 11 goal contributions this season pass the record Freddy Adu set in 2005.
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Ohtani sits a third straight game and his rookies do not move
Knee and biceps discomfort has the Dodgers weighing an injured-list stint.
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McCarthy's Vikings rookie loses its premium as Murray starts
Minnesota benched its 2024 first-round pick to start a QB Arizona released in March.
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Gronkowski's graded rookie refractor bids triple the raw price
His 2010 Topps Chrome rookie sells near $25 USD ungraded; a PSA 10 Orange Refractor is bid to $520 USD.
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Autographs Are Not What Makes a Card Scarce
Cooper Flagg's signature already sits on rookie autographs in six different Topps products. What collectors pay for is the serial number, the rookie year and whether he signed the card itself.
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Donald's 2014 Prizm rookie is a sell on the comeback
Back with the Rams on a one-year contract, with his 2014 Prizm rookie the card that moves first.
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Johnson's rookies spike on the depth chart alone
The Packers traded for Kaleb Johnson the same day, so his rookies price the touches Jacobs loses.
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Donruss WNBA Rated Rookies are the cards to watch
Sales for the release opened August 26, a day after the league's biggest audience since 1997.
· Wire · Basketball
Topps guarantees a 1/1 auto patch card for every NFL rookie
A Debut Patch leaves the jersey after the rookie's first game to become his own 1/1 auto.
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Reese's 2024 Prizm rookies are a buy while the record is new
Angel Reese set the WNBA's single-game and single-season rebounding records in one night.
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Kittle's 2017 rookie discount closes on his first catch
Kittle is off the PUP list; the discount on his 2017 Prizm rookies usually closes by the first catch.
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Skubal's Topps Chrome rookies won't stay priced like a Tiger
Skubal struck out 11 for his first Dodgers win; a star in a bigger market gets his cards repriced.
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