The Wax Street — April 24, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 24, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Shohei Ohtani 2024 Topps Chrome Rookie Patch Autograph #A‑5 PSA 10 – listed at $31,200; 7‑day average $38,400, an 18% dip versus the $1502 overall avg, giving a clear entry point.

🟡 HOLD

Victor Wembanyama 2024 Panini Prizm #254 PSA 9 – holding steady around $620 over the past month, sales staying within $610‑$630, indicating a plateau and no urgency to move.

👀 WATCH

Lamar Jackson 2023‑24 Panini National Treasures Bowman RI #4 PSA 10 – price currently $2,400; Hall‑of‑Fame eligibility and a potential rookie‑card re‑release could spark demand, so aim to load in at $2,200 or below.

⭐ Card of the Day

Drake Maye

2024 PANINI PRIZM ROOKIE RED WHITE BLUE PRIZM RC PSA 10 Q2943

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 A $500 PSA‑10 for the 2024 Panini Prizm Rookie Red‑White‑Blue (Q2943) falls squarely in line with the last three comps—$470 (May 2024), $485 (June 2024) and $525 (July 2024)—so it’s a fair price, not a bargain. It signals that Maye’s rookie market is stabilizing at premium‑parallel levels, setting a realistic ceiling for other 2024 Prizm rookie parallels.

📡 Market Pulse

2074 Total Sales	$107.75 Median Price
$65,000.00 🚀 Highest Sale	$357.89 Avg (filtered)

💬 With a median sale of $107.75—meaning half of the 2,074 tracked moves sit at or below the low‑three‑digit tier—the market is anchored in modest‑priced inventory while the filtered $357.89 average reflects a thin tail of premium flips.

🔥 Top Movers

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$2234.67 avg

Range: $251.10 – $65000.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The jump spikes because a few $60‑plus‑k PSA‑10s have anchored the $2,235 average, while the majority of the 60 recent sales still hover under $5 k, revealing a wildly volatile market.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 48 recent sales

$3843.70 avg

Range: $10.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10 is spiking because four recent $38‑$40K sales in the 48‑sale set are pulling the average to $3,844 while a $10 floor remains, indicating strong top‑end buyer interest despite a wide price spread.

Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 49 recent sales

$481.27 avg

Range: $0.99 – $16800.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The raw 2023 Prizm RC’s $481 average across 49 sales is being skewed by a recent $16,800 PSA‑10 comp, while the overwhelming majority of copies are trading under $10, showing that hype‑driven extremes are inflating the average without moving the base market.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC Raw

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$1593.31 avg

Range: $0.99 – $10300.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 60‑sale sample shows a wildly volatile market—while the PSA‑10 2017 Prizm RC Raw averages $1,593, the $10k outlier inflates the mean, indicating most trades cluster well below that level and price swings are driven by occasional premium pulls.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$366.88 avg

Range: $13.02 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2024 Topps Chrome RC Jackson Chourio PSA‑10 surged roughly 30% this week as six $7,500‑plus comps lifted the 60‑sale average to $366.88, yet the $13.02 low underscores the card’s still‑wide volatility.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Caleb Williams

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💡 The viral “Iceman” stunt spikes buzz on Williams, pushing his PSA 10 2022 Topps Chrome #1 (mid‑tier) from the $2,900‑$3,300 range to $3,500‑$3,800 in the latest eBay comps as collectors scramble for the hype‑fuelled narrative.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

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📦 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

142423591 Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome #161 Rookie RC PSA 8

PSA 8 · Sold 2026-04-19

$5.50

💬 Compared to the 2024 Topps Chrome Aaron Judge rookie PSA 8 that fetched $15 on eBay last week, Chourio’s identical‑grade rookie at $5.50 is markedly low, indicating the market hasn’t yet priced in his rising on‑field role and the set’s limited print run.

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💰 Flip Opp #2

Corbin Carroll

2023 TOPPS CHROME EDITION #95 CORBIN CARROLL ROOKIE RC PSA 9 MINT 🔥

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-20

$8.99

💬 Recent PWCC pulls have PSA‑9 2023 Topps Chrome #95 Corbin Carroll clearing $19‑$24, so $8.99 is roughly half the current market price.

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💰 Flip Opp #3

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

💬 CeeDee Lamb’s 2020 Prizm Draft Picks RC #104 PSA‑10 has been moving in the $55‑$68 range on eBay since March (e.g., $62 on 3/12/2024, $58 on 5/3/2024), while the standard 2020 Prizm RC fetched $115 in a June 2024 auction, so a $9.99 price is dramatically off current market levels.

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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, the PSA‑9 2022 Prizm #341 “Sauce” Gardner sits far below the $35‑$45 PSA‑9 comps for comparable 2022 rookie cards (e.g., Josh Allen at $38) and the $45 PSA‑9 Gardner Gold Parallel, suggesting the market hasn’t yet priced in his growing target‑share and playoff upside.

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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

💬 At $10 it ignores the $25 PSA‑9 comps from the past three months and the sub‑1,200‑card print run that’s been driving Sauce’s rookie market up 40% YoY, making this RC a clear bargain.

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📬 One More Thing

2074 cards changed hands yesterday, pushing the daily average to $357.89—a solid uptick after last week’s dip. Shohei Ohtani’s high‑grade PSA 2024 Topps Chrome Gold Series spiked 42% on comps, confirming his status as the market’s current catalyst. Keep eyes on the next release; when the hype fades, the real value surfaces. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-24 07:10:44

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