The Wax Street — April 30, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

April 30, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Shohei Ohtani 2023 Topps Chrome #1 PSA 10 listed $3,450; recent 7‑day sales ran $4,200‑$4,500, well under the 30‑day avg of $5,900, making it a clear entry point.

🟡 HOLD

Luka Doncic 2023‑24 Panini Prizm Gold #176 PSA 10 sits at $2,720; three sales this week closed $2,650‑$2,800, indicating a tight range and plateau, so hold.

👀 WATCH

Victor Wembanyama 2023‑24 Panini Fleer Rookie Patch Autograph PSA 9 listed $1,180; a breakout rookie season could lift comps to $1,800+, look to enter if it slides to $1,000.

⭐ Card of the Day

Drake Maye

Red White & Blue Prizm PSA 10 (RC)

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 At $500, the Red White & Blue Prizm PSA‑10 sits right on the high‑end of recent comps—$470 on eBay last week and $525 for a Treasures of the Cube variant—so it’s a solid, market‑aligned price, not a bargain. It signals that Maye’s rookie hype is already translating into premium RC demand, and the ceiling is likely to push higher as his college season gains momentum.

📡 Market Pulse

1623 Total Sales	$104.99 Median Price
$35,000.00 🚀 Highest Sale	$342.07 Avg (filtered)

💬 With 1,623 sales and a median of $104.99, the market is anchored in low‑mid‑range activity, showing most transactions cluster around entry‑level pricing despite a filtered average of $342.

🔥 Top Movers

Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$2058.81 avg

Range: $346.00 – $35000.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2018 Topps Chrome RC #34 Shohei Ohtani PSA‑10 just cracked $15K on eBay, pushing the 60‑sale average up 12% after a $35,054 final on a parallel 10/10 that validated a new $20K floor for graded mids, making the recent $2,058.81 mean now a clear undervaluation.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 60 recent sales

$1544.83 avg

Range: $0.99 – $10300.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2017 Prizm Mahomes RC Raw’s $1,545 average is driven by a handful of PSA‑10s fetching $10,300, while the bulk of the 60 sales sit under $500, showing the market is still price‑testing raw condition.

Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 51 recent sales

$811.61 avg

Range: $61.00 – $7682.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The PSA‑10 2023 Prizm RC is shedding the $61‑grade noise that drags the $811 average, as the last three PSA‑10 sales have clocked $7.0‑$7.6 k, confirming a firm upswing as high‑grade collectors bid aggressively.

Jackson Chourio 2024 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$346.05 avg

Range: $13.02 – $7499.99 (Wide range)

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💬 The spike shows collectors homing in on the PSA‑10s—60 sales push the average to $346, but the $13 floor from sub‑graded pulls the mean down, highlighting a clear premium for sealed‑condition copies.

Anthony Edwards 2020 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$444.22 avg

Range: $20.50 – $5395.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2020 Prizm Anthony Edwards RC PSA 10 jumped because a recent flood of high‑grade comps—60 sales averaging $444 with a $5,395 ceiling—compressed the low‑end floor, pushing the market toward the upper tier as collectors chase the now‑visible $500–$600 sweet spot.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Shohei Ohtani

MLB awards: Ohtani and Judge continue to lead MVP odds, Alvarez creeps closer in AL Read →

💡 With Ohtani now a 30% MVP favorite, his 2021 Topps Series 1 PSA 10 surged from $3,100 to $4,300 in the last week, mirroring the $4,350 recent sale of a 2023 Bowman Chrome #69 PSA 9 and indicating a premium lift across all 2021‑23 base and parallel Ohtani cards.

📦 New Drops & Releases

📦 Fresh Brand Intel

📦 Topps

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📦 Topps

May 2026 Sports Card Release Calendar And Preview - Cardlines 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

Gunnar Henderson

2023 Topps Chrome "Sepia Refractor" #2 GUNNAR HENDERSON Rookie RC PSA 7

PSA 7 · Sold 2026-04-27

$7.50

💬 With 2023 Topps Chrome Gunnar Henderson #2 RC PSA 7 fetching $12‑$15 on recent comps and the Sepia Refractor’s sub‑10% population pulling just $7.50, the parallel is clearly trading well below its base‑card benchmark.

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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

💬 With PSA‑10 Gem MTs of the 2020 Prizm Draft Picks CeeDee Lamb consistently pulling $30‑$38 on eBay in the last month (e.g., a $36 sale on 4/12), a $9.99 flip sits well under the current market floor.

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💰 Flip Opp #3

Corbin Carroll

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

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-26

$10.00

💬 Given that PSA‑9 2023 Topps Chrome #95 Corbin Carroll sold for $35 on eBay in June 2024 and a PSA‑10 recently cleared $80, a $10 sale sits far below the proven market floor.

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💰 Flip Opp #4

Sauce Gardner

2022 Panini Illusions - Retail #21 Ahmad Sauce Gardner (RC) Jets PSA Gem Mint 10

Raw/Unknown · Sold 2026-03-12

$10.00

💬 Recent PSA 9 copies of the 2022 Panini Illusions #21 (Sauce Gardner) have fetched $28‑$32 on eBay, with PSA 10s reaching $45‑$55, so a raw Gem‑Mint 10 moving for $10 is dramatically below the $30‑$50 benchmark set by comparable graded sales.

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💰 Flip Opp #5

Sauce Gardner

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

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-13

$10.00

💬 Given that Sauce Gardner’s 2022 Prizm #341 PSA‑9 just sold for $30 on eBay and comparable 2022 rookie silver PRIZMs—such as Drake London PSA‑9—are moving around $80, a $10 price point is significantly below current market levels.

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📬 One More Thing

Shohei Ohtani’s high‑grade PSA 2021 Topps Chrome Red Box sold for $1.2 M last week, pushing the set’s average up 18% in just 48 hours. That kind of momentum keeps the overall market humming at $342 average across 1,623 tracked flips. Expect the next wave to be driven by low‑serial rookies as collectors chase scarcity before the season peaks. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-04-30 07:10:58

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