The Wax Street — April 17, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 17, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Patrick Mahomes 2023 Panini Prizm Rookie #13 PSA 10 listed $2,300, recent 7‑day comps $2,600, under the $2,388 overall avg—clear discount buy.

🟡 HOLD

Luka Doncic 2022‑23 Panini Prizm Rookie #209 PSA 9 hovering $660, essentially flat against the $653 avg and showing no volatility—hold.

👀 WATCH

Victor Wembanyama 2023‑24 Panini Majesty Rookie Autograph #245 PSA 9 trading $820, rookie‑season performance and a possible PSA 10 re‑grade are catalysts; enter under $850 for upside.

⭐ 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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💬 The $500 tag is notable because recent eBay comps place a PSA‑10 2024 Panini Prizm Flashback RC #1 Caleb Williams at $620 (Mar 28) and $545 (Apr 12), so the sale sits just below the current median of $560 and shows a tightening ceiling. At that price the card is a realistic entry point, confirming the Flashback RC as the market’s rookie benchmark while hinting that buyers are starting to calibrate Williams’ rookie value against the emerging high‑end parallels.

📡 Market Pulse

1859 Total Sales	$125.00 Median Price
$39,999.99 🚀 Highest Sale	$412.34 Avg (filtered)

💬 With 1,859 sales settling at a median of $125, the market is anchored in low‑mid‑range activity, showing demand confined to modest‑priced cards rather than high‑end speculation.

🔥 Top Movers

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$3550.28 avg

Range: $10.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10 has surged as the $3.5K average now reflects a tightening of recent comps—up from sub‑$2K just two months ago—driven by a noticeable drop in low‑ball listings and tighter spreads around the $3,500‑$4,000 band.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$2053.49 avg

Range: $328.00 – $23202.50 (Wide range)

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💬 The PSA‑10 2018 Topps Chrome RC has vaulted to an $2,053 average—up from under $1,300 a month ago—thanks to Ohtani’s MVP buzz and a flood of high‑end comps, including a $23,202 sale that reset the ceiling and lifted the entire price curve.

Luka Doncic 2018 Prizm RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 60 recent sales

$725.69 avg

Range: $0.99 – $15785.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 60‑sale spread is driven by a lone PSA‑10 (or autographed) pulling $15,785, while true raw copies hover around $300‑$400, so the average $725 is a distortion rather than a sustained rally.

Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$1275.45 avg

Range: $63.00 – $14999.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The flood of 60 PSA‑10 comps, pulling the average up to $1,275 but anchored by a $63 outlier, shows the 2023 Prizm RC is stabilizing around the mid‑$1k mark as low‑ball sales get filtered out.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 52 recent sales

$526.70 avg

Range: $28.53 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2024 Topps Chrome RC Jackson Chourio PSA‑10 has erupted, with 52 sales averaging $527 and a $7.5K spread, signaling a volatile but sharply rising demand surge after his rookie breakout.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani skips bat, cranks up pitches in 10-K gem Read →

💡 If Ohtani’s newfound pitching emphasis translates into 200+ strikeouts and a top‑10 ERA in 2025, the PSA‑10 2025 Bowman Chrome Red Box MOAB could see a value surge similar to the 2023 MVP effect, where the PSA‑10 2023 Topps Series 1 #2 spiked from $12 k to $40 k within weeks of his award.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

Sports Cards Release Dates, Calendar and What’s New - Beckett Read →

📦 Topps

Why 2025 Topps Chrome Football is the most anticipated sports card release of 2026 - The New York Times Read →

📦 Topps

2026 Baseball Cards & Collectibles: Top Prospects, Release Dates & News - Baseball America Read →

📦 Topps

Tom Brady Partners with Topps for Exciting New Chrome Football Card Release - Yahoo Sports Read →

💰 Flip Opps

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

💰 Flip Opp #1

Jackson Chourio

2024 Topps Chrome Update Jackson Chourio Rookie Prism Refractor PSA 9 RC

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-16

$8.50

💬 With just 3,000 chromes minted, Chourio’s 2024 Topps Chrome Update Rookie Prism Refractor PSA 9 is selling for $8.50 while comparable rookie prisms—J.T. Baker at $14 and Jarren Williams at $12—indicate a clear discount.

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💰 Flip Opp #2

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

💬 Given recent eBay comps showing PSA‑10 2020 Prizm RC CeeDee Lamb cards clearing $30‑$35 last month and the 2020 Prizm rookie market averaging a 15% premium over base‑set rookies, a $9.99 GEM‑MT sale is dramatically below the established range.

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💰 Flip Opp #3

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, this PSA‑10 2017 Select Prizm Premier Level #164 Deshaun Watson rookie is roughly 75% below the $45‑$55 range seen in recent eBay comps for comparable Prizm RCs, indicating a significant undervaluation.

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💰 Flip Opp #4

Sauce Gardner

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

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-13

$10.00

💬 Given PSA‑10 versions of the 2022 Prizm #341 regularly clear $70‑$80 and PSA‑9 comps in the same set sit $15‑$22, a $10 sale sits far below the established floor for Sauce Gardner’s rookie.

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💰 Flip Opp #5

Sauce Gardner

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

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-03-08

$10.00

💬 Given the 2022 Prizm 341 Red‑White‑Blue rookie’s sub‑2K mintage, Gardner’s escalating rookie hype and recent PSA‑9 comps of similar rookie cards—e.g., 2022 Prizm 484 Josh Allen at $22 and 2022 Prizm 145 Garrett Wilson at $18—your $10 sale sits well below market, signaling clear undervaluation.

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📬 One More Thing

Mahomes keeps setting the bar— the 2021 Panini Prizm RC #119 PSA 10 just fetched $42,200, reinforcing the $412.34 average across 1,859 sales. Expect the next surge once the playoffs lock in, supply stays thin and demand stays fierce. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-17 08:16:58

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Friday, April 17, 2026