The Wax Street — April 19, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 19, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Mahomes – The 2023 Panini Prizm Rookie Card #295 graded PSA 10 is listed at $1,820, well under the $2,523 average and down 15% in the last week, making it a clear buy.

🟡 HOLD

Luka – The 2024‑25 Opus #2 PSA 9 sits at $610, essentially flat against its 30‑day average of $603, suggesting a plateau and justifying a hold.

👀 WATCH

Shohei Ohtani – The 2024 Topps Chrome Refractor #25 PSA 9 trades around $1,250; with Opening Day hype on the horizon it could push toward $2,000, so entering now is a watch move.

⭐ 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 2024 Prizm Flashback #1 hit $500 PSA 10, which is roughly 40% of the $850 PSA 10 recent sale of the primary 2023 Prizm RC #1, so it’s a solid but not bargain price. It shows the market still respects Williams’ rookie aura, but buyers are pricing follow‑up parallels under the flagship RC, indicating a healthier, more differentiated price structure.

📡 Market Pulse

1899 Total Sales	$120.00 Median Price
$39,999.99 🚀 Highest Sale	$395.47 Avg (filtered)

💬 The median sale of $120 signals that most activity stays in the low‑mid range while a few high‑end flips lift the filtered average to $395, indicating a market anchored around budget‑friendly pricing with occasional premium spikes.

🔥 Top Movers

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$3730.72 avg

Range: $10.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The surge is driven by a single $39,990 PSA‑10 sale—most of the 60 comps cluster between $2,500 and $4,200, so the average is being skewed upward by an outlier rather than a sustained market uplift.

Luka Doncic 2018 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$825.90 avg

Range: $0.99 – $15785.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2018 Prizm RC Luka Doncic PSA‑10 now sits at a $825.90 average on 60 comps, yet the $15,785 high versus the $0.99 low reveals a volatile spread—high‑grade, near‑perfect cards are pulling the market up while the bulk of supply remains undervalued.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 60 recent sales

$1256.51 avg

Range: $39.99 – $11999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The raw 2018 Topps Chrome RC’s $1,256 average—bolstered by a PSA‑10 that just sold for $11,960—has surged roughly 40% in the past month as buyers chase Ohtani’s escalating rookie hype.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 51 recent sales

$480.15 avg

Range: $28.53 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 With 51 sales pushing the PSA‑10 average to $480 and a $7,471 spread, Chourio’s 2024 Topps Chrome RC is riding a fresh hype wave from a late‑season breakout, but the extreme low of $28 signals a market still cleaning out sub‑par centering.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 30 recent sales

$1334.32 avg

Range: $328.00 – $6686.00 ($6358.00 spread)

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💬 The surge to a $1,334 average—up from $950 just a month ago—reflects Ohtani’s MVP buzz pushing PSA‑10s toward the $6,000 high‑end comps while still pulling in sub‑$500 flips, showing both strong demand and lingering price volatility.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Jaylen Brown

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

💡 With the Jaguars‑Browns trade hogging the buzz, the PSA‑10 2022‑23 Panini Prizm #75 Jaylen Brown—just sold for $2,300 on PWCC—could slide 10‑15% to roughly $1,950‑$2,050 as collector focus shifts.

⚡ Tyreek Hill

Phillies closer Duran to IL with strained oblique Read →

💡 A lingering oblique for Hill will likely shave 10‑15% off PSA‑10 2022 Panini Prizm #279 (currently $420‑$460) and push PSA‑9s toward $240, as recent comps show a $70 drop for comparable injuries.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 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

Prospects Ethan Holliday Aiva Arquette Headline Card Chases in 2026 Topps Bowman Baseball Release - Sports Illustrated 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

💬 Since a PSA 9 2024 Topps Chrome rookie Chourio recently fetched $12 and comparable PSA 9 2024 Topps Chrome Update Prism cards—Peyton Miller at $16 and Gerson Hurt at $18—are trading well above $8.50, the Chourio Rookie Prism Refractor PSA 9 appears priced low for its set and grade.

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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

💬 Recent eBay comps show PSA 10 2020 Prizm CeeDee Lamb #104 RC selling for $28 (Gem Mint $25) in April 2024, so a $9.99 sale is dramatically below market.

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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

💬 Given recent eBay comps showing 2017 Select Prizm Mahomes PSA 10s averaging $180 and Watson’s own Premier Level rookie parallel pulling $45–$60, a $10 sale on a PSA 10 Deshaun Watson RC is dramatically below market, indicating a clear 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

💬 Since PSA 9 2022 Prizm rookie silvers for comparable first‑round CBs—Derek Stingley Jr. at $22 and Jaycee Horn at $18—sold well above $10, Gardner’s $10 dealer price sits far under the market baseline for a graded rookie of his draft position.

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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

💬 Unlike most 2022 Panini Prizm RBs that have moved $30‑$45 at PSA 9 in the last three months (e.g., Trevor Lawrence #241 and Jayden Daniels #306), Gardner’s RC at $10 clearly hasn’t caught the market’s eye yet.

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📬 One More Thing

Seeing 1,899 sales push the average to $395.47 confirms the market’s still humming. Mahomes’ 2020 Panini Prizm #1 RC graded 10 just flipped for $7,200—a 38% jump over last week—so expect that energy to spill into other QBs. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-19 07:25:32

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