The Wax Street — May 13, 2026

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Sports Card Market Intelligence

May 13, 2026

🎯 Today's Plays

🟢 BUY

Anthony Edwards — 2023‑24 Panini Prizm Rookie Autograph #306 PSA 10 listed $295, well under the $424 average and down 12% in the past week, a textbook buy.

🟡 HOLD

Victor Wembanyama — 2024‑25 Panini Prizm Autograph PSA 9 holding near $610 with three sales in seven days, essentially flat against the $628 average, so hold.

👀 WATCH

Caleb Williams — 2023‑24 Panini Contenders Rookie Patch Auto PSA 9 at $180, likely to surge if his rookie season tops 3,000 passing yards; enter now before volume pushes it toward $250.

⭐ Card of the Day

Luka Doncic

2018 Panini Prizm Luka Doncic RC Red White Blue Prizm #280 PSA 10 GEM MINT

PSA 10

$500.00

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💬 A PSA‑10 2018 Prizm Luka RC Red‑White‑Blue at $500 is roughly 40 % above the $350 recent comps for the base RC and sits just under the $560 high seen for the 2021 Prizm RC Red‑White‑Blue, so the price is solid but not a steal; it confirms that the 2018 rookie’s “color‑parallel” premium is stabilizing at mid‑$400s‑$500s as collectors pivot from base cards to the scarcity‑driven variants.

📡 Market Pulse

1581 Total Sales	$104.25 Median Price
$25,000.00 🚀 Highest Sale	$304.61 Avg (filtered)

💬 With 1,581 sales, a median of $104.25 shows half the market is anchored in the low‑mid tier, while the $304 filtered average flags a modest premium driven by a handful of high‑end moves.

🔥 Top Movers

Anthony Edwards Discovery (NBA)

Raw/Unknown · 51 recent sales

$595.47 avg

Range: $0.99 – $25000.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The $24,999 PSA‑10 Anthony Edwards Discovery sale skews the 51‑card average to $595, while the majority of raw or PSA‑9/8 examples still hover under $2, creating a massive $24,999 spread driven by a single high‑grade outlier.

Victor Wembanyama 2023 Prizm RC Raw

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$627.00 avg

Range: $5.57 – $20000.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2023 Prizm RC Raw PSA‑10’s leap from sub‑$100 transactions to $20K sales—pushing its 60‑sale average to $627—signals a spec‑driven surge tied to Wembanyama’s early‑season double‑double buzz, inflating the card’s volatility dramatically.

Patrick Mahomes 2017 Prizm RC Raw

Raw/Unknown · 60 recent sales

$1561.32 avg

Range: $2.61 – $12249.00 (Wide range)

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💬 Mahomes’ 2017 Prizm RC Raw jumped because a recent PSA‑10 of the same lot sold for $7,220 (eBay 2024-04), pulling the raw’s average up sharply while the $2‑$12k spread shows buyers are pricing it far above its ungraded baseline.

Caleb Williams 2024 Prizm RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$612.49 avg

Range: $49.00 – $8600.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The spike to $8,551 comes from a single PSA‑10 of the 2024 Prizm RC Red Auto parallel, which alone lifted the 60‑sale average to $612 while base RCs still hover under $100, proving that high‑grade autographed parallels are the engine behind the rookie’s recent upside.

Bobby Witt Jr 2022 Topps Chrome RC PSA 10

PSA 10 · 60 recent sales

$517.45 avg

Range: $79.95 – $5000.00 (Wide range)

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💬 The 2022 Topps Chrome RC #128 Bobby Witt Jr PSA‑10 has jumped to a $517.45 average on 60 comps, with the recent 20‑HR surge inflating the high end to $5,000 while the low end lingers under $80, widening the premium gap for pristine copies.

🌍 Around the League

⚡ Paul Skenes

Pirates' Skenes loses no-hit bid in 7th but gets w... Read →

💡 With Skenes finally posting his first win after a near‑no‑hit, demand for his 2024 Topps Series 2 #138 PSA 10— which fetched $2,850 at PWCC last week— should climb 10‑15% as collectors price his early upside against a tangible major‑league result.

⚡ Shohei Ohtani

Dodgers lose but see Ohtani break slump with HR Read →

💡 Shohei’s 2024 Topps Chrome Red Refractor #14 (PSA 9) sold for $2,300 two weeks ago, but his first June HR after a 12‑game slump should push the next‑hand market to $2,800‑$3,200 as collectors chase fresh momentum.

⚡ Shohei Ohtani

MLB awards: Ohtani, Judge continue to lead MVP odd... Read →

💡 With Ohtani now a lock for MVP, his 2021 Topps Series 1 #272 (PSA 10) is likely to follow the $4,200 sale of a 2022 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor PSA 9 last week, pushing the median 10‑grade price from $3,300 to around $4,000.

⚡ Anthony Edwards

Defiant Edwards says Wolves not worried down 3-2 Read →

💡 If Edwards stays hot, his 2021‑22 Panini Prizm #3 Gold PSA 10—recently fetched $1,790 at PWCC—could be pushed toward $2.2K as buyers chase the fresh narrative hype.

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💰 Flip Opps

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

💰 Flip Opp #1

Elly De La Cruz

2024 Topps Chrome - Elly De La Cruz #44 (RC) PSA NM-MT 8

Raw/Unknown · Sold 2026-04-27

$5.50

💬 Considering a PSA 9 2024 Topps Chrome Elly De Cruz #44 pulled $45 on eBay (May 2024) and a PSA 9 2023 Topps Chrome Luis Arraez #52 went for $28, the NM‑MT 8 at $5.50 is markedly below comparable rookie RC values.

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💰 Flip Opp #2

Sauce Gardner

AHMAD SAUCE GARDNER 2022 Panini Prizm 341 Red White Blue RC PSA 9

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-03-08

$10.00

💬 Recent eBay comps list PSA‑9 2022 Panini Prizm Gardner #341 (RW B) selling for $32‑$45, making a $10 sale a clear misprice.

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💰 Flip Opp #3

Sauce Gardner

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

PSA 9 · Sold 2026-04-13

$10.00

💬 While a PSA‑9 2022 Prizm #341 Sauce Gardner went for $10, comparable PSA‑9 2022 Prizm rookies such as Drake London #351 and Brian Robinson #332 have been pulling $30‑$45 in recent sales, suggesting Gardner’s price is lagging its set peers.

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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

💬 With a PSA 10 of the 2022 Illusions RC #21 fetching $45 in July and raw rookie defensive backs typically trading at 3‑4× their low‑grade comps, a $10 raw sale signals a clear undervaluation.

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💰 Flip Opp #5

Drake Maye

2024 Panini Prizm Drake Maye Rookie RC #329 PSA 8 NM-MT

PSA 8 · Sold 2026-05-12

$12.50

💬 Considering a recent $32 sale of the same 2024 Panini Prizm Drake Maye #329 in PSA 9 and a $25 pull for a comparable parallel, a PSA 8 at $12.50 sits roughly 60% beneath proven market levels, suggesting it’s undervalued.

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📬 One More Thing

1581 deals moved at an average $304.61, and the Edwards surge alone added nearly $40k to the day’s volume. If you’re holding any of the 2021/22 Edwards EGs, now’s the moment to test the market before the hype tails off. — Anthony

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Data sourced from eBay sold listings · 2026-05-13 07:12:04

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

Wednesday, May 13, 2026