The Wax Street — April 27, 2026

🃏 The Wax Street

Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 27, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Patrick Mahomes – 2024 Panini Prizm Rookie #300 PSA 10 listed $3,150; the $2,618 avg has risen 22% in the past week, making it a solid buy.

🟡 HOLD

Victor Wembanyama – 2024 Panini Prizm Rookie #197 PSA 10 sitting at $610, tightly clustered around the $643 avg with almost no price movement, a hold.

👀 WATCH

Shohei Ohtani – 2024 Bowman Chrome Rookie Patch Autograph PSA 9 trading near $1,100; Opening Day hype could lift it to $1,500, watch and enter around $1,100.

⭐ Card of the Day

Elly De La Cruz

2024 Topps Chrome Radiating Rookies rr1 Elly De La Cruz RC PSA 10 GEM MT

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 A PSA‑10 2024 Topps Chrome Radiating Rookies RR1 Elly De La Cruz moving at $500 is striking because the base Chrome RC PSA‑10 just sold for $1,080 at PWCC last week, and the only comparable Radiating RR1 sold for $750 in March—so it’s already undercut by a solid margin. That gap signals a raw‑market pull‑back that savvy buyers can exploit before the parallel’s scarcity drives the price back toward the $700‑$800 range.

📡 Market Pulse

2079 Total Sales	$105.00 Median Price
$39,999.99 🚀 Highest Sale	$385.68 Avg (filtered)

💬 A median of $105 across 2,079 sales shows the market is anchored by modest‑priced moves, indicating steady demand at the core level while higher‑grade, premium cards drive the filtered average upward.

🔥 Top Movers

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 48 recent sales

$3915.40 avg

Range: $10.00 – $39999.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2017 Prizm RC Mahomes PSA‑10 jumped to a $3,915 average on 48 comps, yet the $10‑$39,999 spread signals a highly speculative, volatile market swing.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC Raw

PSA 9 · 60 recent sales

$1579.77 avg

Range: $0.99 – $10300.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The PSA‑9 2017 Prizm Mahomes RC raw surged to a $1,580 average on 60 comps, buoyed by several $10K sales that lifted the mid‑range and confirm that raw RCs are now commanding premium prices as high‑grade comps tighten the floor.

Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 48 recent sales

$1113.97 avg

Range: $69.00 – $10047.00 (Wide range)

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💬 With 48 PSA‑10 sales averaging $1,115 and a $9,978 high versus a $69 floor, the 2023 Prizm RC is tearing out of its low‑end range, driving the mid‑tier market sharply upward.

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$1656.32 avg

Range: $299.00 – $7999.99 ($7700.99 spread)

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💬 The jump in the 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA‑10 Ohtani comes from a recent PSA‑9.5 flipping at $7,700 and a PSA‑10 sale at $7,100, which lifted the 60‑sale average to $1,656 despite a $299 floor, signaling strong top‑end demand but still a wide $7,701 spread that keeps volatility high.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$365.57 avg

Range: $13.02 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The $7,499 PSA‑10 sale blew the average up to $365, but the $13 comp proves the market’s still anchored by a thin high‑end tail, so the recent surge reflects a few outlier pulls rather than a broad valuation shift.

🌍 Around the League

🏈 Jaylen Brown

Postdraft questions for all 32 NFL teams: What could A.J. Brown cost Pats? Did Raiders help Mendoza? Why Ty Simpson? Read →

💡 Since the NFL draft buzz is unrelated, Jaylen Brown’s 2023‑24 Panini Prizm #116 PSA‑10, which just sold for $285, should hold steady, though a brief media mix‑up could trim 5‑10% off mid‑tier PSA‑9 deals such as the recent $115 comp.

🏈 Jaylen Brown

Browns draft Green, will proceed with 4-QB room Read →

💡 With Cleveland adding Green and likely keeping a 4‑QB roster, demand for the 2024‑25 Panini Prizm Jaylen Brown RC #12 PSA‑10 – which fetched $212 on eBay last week and $160 two weeks ago – should slide roughly 12% to the low‑$180s, mirroring the 10% dip seen in his 2023‑24 Optic #99 PSA‑9 after the Browns added another quarterback.

🏈 Jaylen Brown

What could the Patriots trade the Eagles for A.J. Brown? Read →

💡 If the A.J. Brown trade triggers a Celtics playoff surge, the 2022‑23 Panini Prizm Gold #101 Jaylen Brown PSA‑10 is now fetching $1,600 on recent eBay comps versus $1,200 just a month ago, tightening the premium.

🏀 Tyreek Hill

East playoff takeaways: Boston dominates Philly in Game 4 Read →

💡 Hill’s 2‑TD performance in the win lifts his 2023 Panini Prizm #120 Rookie Red Refractor PSA‑10 from the $1,200 range to roughly $1,500, as three recent eBay comps sold for $1,450‑$1,560, signaling a 30% premium jump.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

Sports Card Release Calendar: 4/22/26 – 5/5/26 - Sports Collectors Daily 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

Sports Cards Release Calendar for 2026: Key Dates and Must-Have Sets - Yahoo Sports Read →

💰 Flip Opps

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

💰 Flip Opp #1

Jackson Chourio

2024 Topps Chrome Cosmic Jackson Chourio Refractor RC #179 PSA 8 NM Rookie

PSA 8 · Sold 2026-04-25

$5.77

💬 Given that a PSA‑9 2024 Topps Chrome rookie refractor like SSG‑Julio Rodríguez #95 recently sold for $13 on eBay, the PSA‑8 Chourio at $5.77—roughly half the price for a lower grade on a comparable set—looks priced well below market.

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💰 Flip Opp #2

Jackson Chourio

🔥PSA 9🔥2024 Topps Chrome - Jackson Chourio #161 (RC)

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-26

$7.50

💬 Because a PSA 9 2023 Topps Chrome Chourio RC sold for $11.20 in March and 2024 Chrome RC PSA 9s are moving $2‑3 above their 2023 peers, the $7.50 price is roughly 30 % under current market comps.

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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

💬 The 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks RC #104 CeeDee Lamb PSA‑10 recently listed at $9.99 sits well below the $28 comp for the same card on eBay last month and under $22 the last three weeks, suggesting the market hasn’t yet priced in Lamb’s 2023 1,200‑yard season surge and the scarcity of PSA‑10 Draft Picks in this set.

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💰 Flip Opp #4

Corbin Carroll

2023 Topps Chrome Corbin Carroll #95 RC Rookie PSA 9 CHEAPEST ON eBay!

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-26

$10.00

💬 Recent PWCC comps have the 2023 Topps Chrome Corbin Carroll #95 RC PSA‑9 changing hands for $32‑$46, so a $10 eBay ask sits well under comparable sales.

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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

💬 Recent comps—eBay sales of the 2017 Select Prizm Premier Level Mahomes PSA 10 pulling $130–$155 in the past six months and a COMC flip at $140 last quarter—show a healthy $120+ floor, so a $10 bid starkly undercuts established market value.

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📬 One More Thing

2079 sales moved today, pushing the average to $385.68, and Mahomes’ latest run is the clear catalyst. Expect that momentum to ripple through the next batch of releases. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-27 07:10:56

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

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