Baseball: Jackson Chourio ’23 rose +69.2% to $102, Shohei Ohtani ’25 fell −31.2% to $48
Basketball: Anthony Edwards ’20 rose +10.4% to $160, Michael Jordan ’96 fell −33.3% to $1,450
Football: Brock Purdy ’22 rose +72.2% to $184, Jaxson Dart ’25 fell −42.3% to $33
Pokémon: Sylveon EX ’26 rose +359.9% to $331, Claydol ’26 fell −18.8% to $48
One Piece: Monkey.D.Luffy ’22 rose +34.4% to $56, DON!! Card ’26 fell −20.6% to $41

Messi's tribute premium is a seller's window, buyers should wait

Goldin's two Messi auctions close September 19 and 26, inside the farewell news cycle.

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team on August 31, in a handwritten note. He wrote it on July 21, two days after the World Cup final. He held it until after his father's death on August 8.