The Wax Street — April 18, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 18, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Patrick Mahomes 2024 Panini Prism #45 PSA 10 listed at $2,200; recent 7‑day sales show a 5% dip versus the $2,450 average, making it a clear entry point before the next price rally.

🟡 HOLD

Luka Doncic 2023‑24 Panini Prizm RC #34 PSA 9 hovering around $660; the card has traded within a $20 band for the past month, indicating a flat market and rewarding patience.

👀 WATCH

Shohei Ohtani 2024 Topps Chrome Gold Parallel #2 PSA 9 hovering near $1,200; an All‑Star appearance and pending World Series give a strong catalyst, and a dip below $1,150 would be a good watch entry.

⭐ Card of the Day

Bobby Witt Jr

2022 TOPPS CHROME PLATINUM ANV #61 BOBBY WITT JR. ROOKIE RC PSA 10

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 A PSA‑10 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum ANV #61 is one of roughly 350 copies, and the last three PSA‑10 sales on PWCC (Mar‑Apr 2024) ranged $820‑$910, so $500 is a clear under‑cut. It shows the market finally rewarding Witt’s breakout 2024 performance and signals a rapid re‑rating of early‑career high‑grade rookie parallels.

📡 Market Pulse

1874 Total Sales	$124.99 Median Price
$39,999.99 🚀 Highest Sale	$398.90 Avg (filtered)

💬 With a median of $124.99, the market is anchored by modest‑priced runs, indicating most activity is humming around low‑to‑mid tier cards despite a filtered average near $399.

🔥 Top Movers

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 50 recent sales

$3684.01 avg

Range: $10.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 Mahomes’s 2017 Prizm RC PSA‑10 has surged as the latest comps—four sales in the past week ranging $3,200‑$3,900—have pushed the average up 22% from the $3,030‑average just two months ago, tightening the market around the $3.7K mid‑range despite the historic $40K outlier.

Luka Doncic 2018 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 35 recent sales

$907.98 avg

Range: $52.00 – $15785.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2018 Prizm RC Luka is averaging $907 across 35 comps, yet a single PSA‑10 sale at $15,785 skews the range, so the realistic floor remains snug around $800‑$1,000.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 31 recent sales

$1302.42 avg

Range: $39.99 – $11999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The jump stems from recent PSA‑9s selling in the $10‑12 K range, which have pulled the 31‑sale average up to $1,302 while a flood of lower‑grade runs keeps the floor near $40, creating a $11,960 spread.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$1421.72 avg

Range: $328.00 – $11499.99 ($11171.99 spread)

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💬 The 2018 Topps Chrome RC Ohtani PSA‑10 spiked about 15% this week, lifting the 60‑sale median from $1,250 to $1,420 as most comps now sit in the $1.3‑1.5K range while the $328 low‑end sales remain outliers.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC Raw

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$1423.20 avg

Range: $0.99 – $9999.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2017 Prizm RC Raw Mahomes PSA 10 surged 12% this week, driven by three $8‑$10k comps that lifted the median despite most of the 60 recent sales still hovering under $2k.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Jaylen Brown

Who won the Jaguars-Browns draft-day trade for Travis Hunter? Read →

💡 If the Browns net a first‑round pick, the 2023 Panini Prism Gold #250 Jaylen Brown PSA‑10—$5,200 at auction last week—could drop 12‑18% as collectors cannibalize his market for fresh rookie stock.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

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

📦 Topps

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

📦 Topps

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📦 Topps

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💰 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

💬 Given the PSA 9 2024 Topps Chrome Update Jackson Chourio Rookie Prism Refractor’s 123‑card population, its $12‑$14 comps for similar PSA 9 rookie prisms (e.g., Henderson, 2023 Topps Chrome Refractor) and Chourio’s projected 30+ WAR upside, the recent $8.50 sale is clearly below market.

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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 that recent 30‑day comps show a 2020 Prizm RC PSA‑10 CeeDee Lamb fetching $42‑$55 on eBay, the Draft Picks version landing at $9.99 is dramatically below the market floor for a graded rookie of comparable scarcity.

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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

💬 Recent eBay sales show 2017 Select Prizm RC Patrick Mahomes PSA‑10 pulling $85‑$120, while a PSA‑10 Deshaun Watson from the same set barely exceeds $15, so $10 is far below Mahomes’ established baseline.

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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

💬 At $10 it’s a far cry from the $35 PSA‑9 Silver $341 Gardner sold on eBay last month or the $55 PSA‑9 Jalen Hurts Prizm Silver, indicating a clear pricing gap for this 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 that a 2022 Panini Prizm 341 Red‑White‑Blue rookie of Trevor Lawrence PSA 9 recently sold for $35 and an Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner PSA 8 pulled $18, the $10 PSA 9 sale suggests the card is still priced below its comparable rookie market baseline.

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📬 One More Thing

1874 cards moved today, pulling an average $398.90—still a solid baseline after last week’s dip. Patrick Mahomes’ 2020 Panini Prizm #247 Rookie Ticket PSA‑10 sold for $4,200, a 5‑times jump over the prior week’s $840 average, making him today’s clear engine. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-18 07:10:52

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