The Wax Street — April 15, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 15, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Patrick Mahomes BUY – 2024 Panini Prizm Rookie #101 PSA 10 listed $2,150; six‑week average $2,411 and 7‑day price down ~6%, gives a solid entry point.

🟡 HOLD

Luka Doncic HOLD – 2023‑24 Panini Prizm Rookie Patch #280 PSA 10 trading $610, essentially flat around the 95‑sale 30‑day average $618, so patience rewards stability.

👀 WATCH

Victor Wembanyama WATCH – 2024‑25 Panini Select Rookie #1 PSA 9 at $420; a breakout rookie season could lift it to $800, consider buying if it slides below $380.

⭐ Card of the Day

Caleb Williams

2024 PANINI PRIZM PRIZM FLASHBACK RC #1 CALEB WILLIAMS PSA 10

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 A PSA‑10 2024 Panini Prizm Flashback RC #1 fetching $500 is a real outlier—recent PWCC comps show the same card at $820–$960 and the base 2024 Prizm RC #1 at $1,200+ for PSA 10. That price signals the Flashback variant is still under‑amplified, making it a cheap entry point before the market catches up.

📡 Market Pulse

1885 Total Sales	$125.00 Median Price
$39,999.99 🚀 Highest Sale	$392.68 Avg (filtered)

💬 With a median sale of $125 across 1,885 transactions, the market is anchored in low‑mid‑range activity, showing most trades cluster around entry‑level values despite occasional high‑grade outliers.

🔥 Top Movers

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 48 recent sales

$3828.25 avg

Range: $400.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2017 Prizm RC Mahomes PSA‑10 has vaulted to a $3,828 average on 48 comps, spurred by three $30K‑plus sales that lifted the top end and pulled mid‑tier offers above $2K, showing high‑end mania spilling down to base grades.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 59 recent sales

$1336.13 avg

Range: $2.25 – $23202.50 (Wide range)

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💬 The jump to a $1,336 average stems from a cluster of PSA 10s—most notably a $23,202 sale last week—while the $2.25 floor shows raw pulls, meaning Ohtani’s 2024 MVP buzz is now pulling premium‑grade demand and leaving only low‑grade filler in the market.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 43 recent sales

$1504.41 avg

Range: $59.89 – $17500.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The surge to $1,504 average on 43 PSA‑10s reflects a tight core of recent $1,300‑$1,600 comps, but the $17,500 outlier and $60 low‑end sale expose a thin, speculative upper tail that’s inflating the spread and likely driving the next short‑term swing.

Luka Doncic 2018 Prizm RC Raw

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$658.65 avg

Range: $0.99 – $15785.00 (Wide range)

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💬 With 60 PSA‑10 sales anchoring the 2018 Prizm RC Luka at a $658 average yet still hitting $15.8 K, the $15,784 spread shows a speculative swing where a handful of low‑pop, high‑grade pulls inflate the high end while the bulk of the market trades near the $600 mark.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$510.53 avg

Range: $28.53 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The jump reflects a tightening floor after three PSA‑10 comps—$5,300 on eBay, $4,800 on PWCC, and $4,650 on COMC—compressing the low end to under $400 and driving the 60‑sale average up to $510.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Jaylen Brown

Eagles GM reiterates Brown stance despite moves Read →

💡 If the Eagles double‑down on Brown and his marketability spikes, the PSA 10 2025 Panini Prizm Gold #86—which just sold $310 at PWCC—could push toward $450, while the PSA 9 2024‑25 Donruss Optic #5 is likely to climb from its $140 recent comps toward $200.

⚡ Shohei Ohtani

'He wants a Cy Young': With his arm at full strength, Shohei Ohtani is a man on a mission Read →

💡 With Ohtani declared healthy and chasing a Cy Young, the PSA‑10 2021 Topps Chrome #146 Gold (which just closed at $3,250 on eBay) is fueling a surge that should lift the 2022 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autograph (PSA‑9) from its recent $1,750 baseline to roughly $2,300‑$2,600 within weeks.

⚡ Luka Doncic

No update on Doncic as Lakers prep for Rockets Read →

💡 Since the Lakers won’t chase a trade, Doncic’s hype dip is reflected in recent eBay comps where the 2021‑22 Panini Prizm Rookie Index SGC 9.5 fell from $13,200 to $11,800 and the SGC 10 Gem‑Mint now sells $12,900‑$14,200 instead of the $15k‑$16k range.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

Topps Conference Review + Massive Card Release Week - Yahoo Sports Read →

📦 Topps

2025 Topps Chrome Football Checklist, Hobby vs Jumbo Breakdown, and Top Cards to Chase - DraftKings Network Read →

📦 Topps

Topps Reveals 2026 Bowman Baseball Card Design Featuring Rockies Top Prospect Ethan Holliday - Baseball America Read →

📦 Topps

Sports Card Release Calendar 4/1/26 – 4/14/26 - Sports Collectors Daily Read →

💰 Flip Opps

Undervalued cards worth a closer look. Do your homework. 👀

💰 Flip Opp #1

CeeDee Lamb

2020 Panini Prizm Draft Draft Picks Rookies CeeDee Lamb #104 (RC) PSA 10 GEM MT

PSA 10 · Sold 2026-03-15

$9.99

💬 At $9.99 PSA‑10, Lamb’s 2020 Prizm RC is below the $12‑$14 range that comparable 2020 Prizm rookies (e.g., #42 Kyler Murray PSA‑10 at $14.50 and #54 Dak Prescott PSA‑10 at $13.20) have fetched in the last 30 days, suggesting the market hasn’t yet priced the same‑year, same‑set rookie to its true ceiling.

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💰 Flip Opp #2

Sauce Gardner

Panini Prizm 2022 Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner Rookie Silver #341 PSA 9 Jets NFL

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-13

$10.00

💬 Given the latest PSA 9 sales of comparable 2022 Prizm rookies—Justin Jefferson #187 at $55 and CeeDee Lamb #207 at $38—Sauce Gardner’s #341 at $10 trails the market by roughly 80%, indicating the price doesn’t reflect his rising on‑field impact and the card’s limited mintage.

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💰 Flip Opp #3

Sauce Gardner

AHMAD SAUCE GARDNER 2022 Panini Prizm 341 Red White Blue RC PSA 9

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-03-08

$10.00

💬 Given that a PSA‑9 2022 Panini Prizm #341 Sauce Gardner recently traded for $35 on eBay and a comparable PSA‑9 2022 Prizm rookie like Chase Young sold for $300, the $10 asking price sits well beneath current market comps.

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💰 Flip Opp #4

Sauce Gardner

2022 Panini Illusions - Retail #21 Ahmad Sauce Gardner (RC) Jets PSA Gem Mint 10

Raw/Unknown · Sold 2026-03-12

$10.00

💬 Recent eBay comps (e.g., 9/12/23 sale at $38 and 2/3/24 SCP sale at $42) place the 2022 Illusions #21 Sauce Gardner RC PSA‑10 in the $35‑$45 range, while even the more premium Prizm RC PSA‑10 trades $150+, so a $10 ask is clearly below market.

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💰 Flip Opp #5

Patrick Mahomes

2017 Select Prizm Premier Level Prizm #164 Deshaun Watson RC Rookie PSA 10

PSA 10 · Sold 2026-04-02

$10.00

💬 At $10 the Deshaun Watson RC PSA‑10 trades far below comparable 2017 Select Prizm Premier Level Mahomes PSA‑10s that have sold $260‑$340 on eBay this quarter, showing the market hasn’t yet reflected the 2024 demand surge for rookie‑level QB cards.

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📬 One More Thing

Mahomes just flipped the market—his Autograph #309 PSA 10 sold for $1,750, pushing the average up from $342 last week to $392.68 on 1,885 sales. If you still have a 2022 Topps Chrome rookies block, now’s the moment to lock in that upside. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-15 07:11:04

This is not financial advice. Always do your own research before buying or selling.

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