The Once and Future Babe Ohtani

When he first came to the United States to play baseball, two-way star Shohei Ohtani naturally drew comparisons to Babe Ruth, the first/last player to really excel in MLB as both a pitcher and hitter. Since then, of course, Ohtani has become a phenomenon unto himself and dominates the card market. This week, though, he has a special guest joining him up top.

Take a look at the very top of the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), and you’ll find none other than George Herman Ruth himself … followed by Ohtani. That’s an interesting enough pairing, but the rest of the list is full of surprises Easter-egged in here and there.

Heck, you might even find a couple of 1980s classics on that roster if you keep your eyes peeled.

And speaking of 1980s classics …

Checking in on 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1989 Upper Deck baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

As with the debut of Score the year before, the inaugural Upper Deck issue was hailed as a game-changer for the hobby. And, while Score may have provided a stepping stone forward, UD did indeed revolutionize the new card market, for better or for worse.

Sporting big, beautiful photography on card fronts and backs, and boasting of anti-counterfeit measures like mylar packs (instead of wax) and on-card holograms, UD entered the hobby fray as a decidedly upscale option.

With a 99-cent per-pack price, Upper Deck cards were more than twice as expensive as the old standards — Topps, Fleer, Donruss. And, by plopping wunderkind Ken Griffey, Jr., down as the #1 card in their first-ever set, Upper Deck had all the ingredients to become a hobby classic: card beauty, scarcity, perceived value, big-name rookies (and stars).

And, as Junior blossomed, UD only became more ingrained as a hobby leader, forcing all the other companies to up their cardboard game just to stay competitive. Eventually, we learned that 1989 Upper Deck, like just about every other set of the 1980s and 1990s, was produced in gobstopping quantities, but by then, it was already one of the most monumental sets of all time.

Given all that, how’s about could we take this opportunity to give this set the old before-and-after treatment?

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the ten (roughly) most valuable 1989 Upper Deck baseball cards, from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

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1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. (#1) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $425
Profit/loss: $175
% change: 70

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1989 Upper Deck Dale Murphy Reverse Negative (#357) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $200
2026 Value: $350
Profit/loss: $150
% change: 75

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1989 Upper Deck Nolan Ryan (#774) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 25

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1989 Upper Deck Randy Johnson (#25) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $17.50
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $7.50
% change: 43

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1989 Upper Deck Nolan Ryan (#145) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $10
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 150

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1989 Upper Deck Jim Abbott (#755) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $15
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 33

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1989 Upper Deck Barry Bonds (#440) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $15
Profit/loss: -$5
% change: -25

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1989 Upper Deck Dale Murphy (#357) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $15
2026 Value: $15
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1989 Upper Deck Bo Jackson (#221) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $12
2026 Value: $12.50
Profit/loss: $0.50
% change: 4

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1989 Upper Deck Gary Sheffield (#13) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $10
2026 Value: $10
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these ten cards saw about a 62% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s a pretty big gain, at least in line with the once-again booming market, but notable for a group of cards that haven’t had a lot of newsmakers in recent years.

Some of these 1989 UD cards showed bigger gains or losses, but keep in mind that there aren’t many of any of these that changed hands in any particular condition in any given month (except maybe Griffey). Small sample sizes, in other words. And point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those small samples.

With that caveat in mind, it’s worth pointing out that most of the absolute value boost of this group overall came from the Griffey rookie card — no big surprise there. The Bonds car, meanwhile, was the only card to go down in value, while Sheffield and the corrected Murphy held their ground. Everything else ticked upward.

All in all, this will always be a fun, beautiful, and groundbreaking set, and it’s hard to see 1989 Upper Deck underperforming the overall market in the long run, even though there are generally plenty of the cards to go around. But the fact that all this is cardboard, with no intrinsic value, hasn’t changed.

Now, here are some cards whose new owners are certainly hoping for continued up arrows…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for June 4-10, 2026

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If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

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1921 E121 American Caramel Babe Ruth (Series of 80) - HOF Registry - SGC 5 EX
Selling Price: $66,999
Date Sold: 06/09/2026
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2013 BBM 1st Version Stadium Event Promo #SL07 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $32,900
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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2025 Topps Sapphire Shohei Ohtani PSA 10 SPH SELECTIONS AUTO BLACK SP Card 10/10
Selling Price: $30,100
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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1952 Topps Mickey Mantle Number 311 PSA 1
Selling Price: $26,400
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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1999 METAL UNIVERSE LINCHPINS #4 KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10
Selling Price: $24,105
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth Yankees 4 - VG/EX
Selling Price: $24,099
Date Sold: 06/10/2026
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ALBERT PUJOLS BGS 9.5 2017 TOPPS DYNASTY GU LOGOMAN MLB LOGO PATCH AUTO BLUE 1/1
Selling Price: $20,105
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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1983 Topps #482 Tony Gwynn ROOKIE PSA 9 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $17,600
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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2018 Topps Now Triple Auto Purple 24/25 Ohtani Trout Pujols BGS 9.5 Rookie RC
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 (RC) PSA AA
Selling Price: $16,189
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper Prospect Auto Gold Refractor #/50 BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $15,741
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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2013 BBM Shohei Ohtani Rookie RC #183 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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2018 TOPPS GOLD LABEL CLASS 1-RED #17 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC 22/75 PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,101
Date Sold: 06/04/2026
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2013 Konami Baseball Heroes Shohei Ohtani Extra Ver 1 Super Rookie #007 PSA 9 RC
Selling Price: $15,099
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth PSA 2 Good
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 06/04/2026
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2019 BOWMAN'S BEST OF 2019 AUTO #B19SO SHOHEI OHTANI /50 PSA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $14,850
Date Sold: 06/05/2026
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2019 Topps Silver Pack Shohei Ohtani Autograph 1/1 Los Angeles Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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2026 Bowman Kevin McGonigle Chrome Prospect Auto SuperFractor #1/1 Tigers
Selling Price: $14,100
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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1968 Topps - Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman #177 [PSA 8]
Selling Price: $9,300
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 TOPPS CHROME (RED JERSEY - REFRACTOR) #150 RC PSA 10 ROOKIE
Selling Price: $8,913
Date Sold: 06/05/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Update #US1 Gold Rookie RC 852/2018 PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,500
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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Henry Hank Aaron 1954 Topps #128 Rookie RC PSA 5
Selling Price: $8,470
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Alter Ego Superheroes SSP Aaron Judge PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,300
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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Babe Ruth PSA 5 1934 Exhibits 4 on 1 Lou Gehrig Lefty Gomez Bill Dickey 6739
Selling Price: $8,113
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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2026 Topps Baseball Shohei Ohtani All Kings SSP #AK-4 Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,068
Date Sold: 06/05/2026
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Bowman 1950 Jackie Robinson #22 Brooklyn Dodgers PSA 6 EX-MT Graded Card
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 06/05/2026
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2018 TOPPS HOLIDAY BOWMAN WHITE SNOW SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC /50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 06/04/2026
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1989 BOWMAN TIFFANY #220 KEN GRIFFEY JR. ROOKIE RC PSA 9 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $7,850
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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2023 Topps All Aces Black #AA11 Shohei Ohtani Angels 112/299 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,799
Date Sold: 06/09/2026
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1968 TOPPS MILTON BRADLEY #177 METS ROOKIES ROOKIE RC PSA 7
Selling Price: $7,656
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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2020 Topps Definitive Shohei Ohtani Relic Auto Jersey #/15 PSA 9 10
Selling Price: $7,555
Date Sold: 06/04/2026
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2024 Bowman Chrome Leo De Vries Auto Red Wave Refractor 1st #/5 Padres PSA 9 10
Selling Price: $7,550
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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Julio Rodriguez 2019 Bowman Chrome #CPA-JRO Orange 1st RC Auto 12/25 BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $7,500
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth PSA 1 PR
Selling Price: $7,250
Date Sold: 06/04/2026
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2023 Topps Garbage Pail Kids x MLB Other Half Ohtani Shohei Pink #/99 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2026 BOWMAN CHROME CRYSTALLIZED CASE HIT INSERT DODGERS RARE SP
Selling Price: $6,884
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION #RP19 PREMIUM RC GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani ALL ACES #1 Rarer than CASE HIT! PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $6,650
Date Sold: 06/08/2026
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1911 T205 Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers Gold Border Factory 25 Back PSA 4 #4
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 06/06/2026
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1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 Giants SGC 4
Selling Price: $6,500
Date Sold: 06/09/2026
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2024 Topps Now Paul Skenes Rookie Game-Used Ball Relic #1/1 PSA Authentic BNB391
Selling Price: $6,434
Date Sold: 06/05/2026
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2018 Shohei Ohtani RC Independence Day 28/76 US1 Rookie PSA 8 NR-Mint- Mint
Selling Price: $6,405
Date Sold: 06/07/2026
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1971 Topps #5 Thurman Munson New York Yankees All-Star Rookie PSA 8 NM-MT
Selling Price: $6,315
Date Sold: 06/09/2026
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Last month, we saw Victor Wembanyama move within striking distance of Michael Jordan at the top of our “standings” of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay in April 2026. The Spurs star had just come off a big opening-round playoff series against the Trail Blazers, and the hobby noticed.

The rest of the Top 5 looked pretty familiar, with Stephen Curry, Kobe, and Cooper Flagg perking right along, as usual. If there was a casualty of all the Wemby sales, it was LeBron James, who barely squeaked in with two listings.

But how about May? With the regular season long gone and a full month of NBA playoffs to feed the beast, would on-court action continue to eat into Jordan’s hobby spotlight? Would Wemby — with his Spurs pushing for a Western Conference Finals showdown with the Thunder — actually overtake His Airness?

Let’s get right to the answers! Here are the players with the most showings among our list of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay during May 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Before Shohei, Mickey, and the Babe there Was … Fatty?

The list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), features all the usual names — Ohtani, Mantle, Griffey, etc. — but also some spice-of-life variety. Those change-ups include a George Brett rookie card and a Cal Ripken cardboard legend, but …

When was the last time you saw a Zeenut card? Or a Fatty Arbuckle card? Well, the silent film pioneer owned the Vernon Tigers in the Pacific Coast League for a couple of years during the 1910s, and the purveyor Cracker-Jack-like snacks (Zeenut, that) is, saw fit to include him in their 1919 set, looking a lot like Ruth himself.

It’s a cool card that marries a few cultural icons of that long-gone era.

Now, speaking of long-gone eras, let’s go …

Checking in on 1990 Leaf Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1990 Leaf baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

Although Donruss had been making parallel runs of their base set under the Leaf banner for the Canadian market since 1985, this incarnation was a complete rebrand. Positioned as a “premium” line with a stepped-up price point, 1990 Leaf was the first set from the existing major card makers to take direct aim at Upper Deck, the upstart success from 1989.

Unsure about collector reaction, Donruss limited supplies of this initial Leaf set, which was issued in two series. Spurred on by at least perceived scarcity, a clean and elegant design, and scorching rookie cards of players like John Olerud, Marquis Grissom, Ben McDonald, and others, Series One sold well.

And, by the time Series Two hit the hobby later in the summer, collectors couldn’t wait to get our hands on them. With names like David Justice and (by August) Frank Thomas leading the way, the late run of 1990 Leaf became the hobby hit of the year. Anyone who was at a show when a dealer plopped down a box and started selling packs probably remembers the stampede as the crowd rushed to get theirs…or at least to watch the action as other collectors tore through their $5 (or $10 or whatever) packs.

All these years later, Thomas is a Hall of Famer, and so is Larry Walker. Along the way, other big 1990 Leaf rookie cards have ebbed and flowed — think Sammy Sosa, for one. There are also plenty of non-rookie star cards that have helped carry the issue.

And, like most sets of the era, this set has proved to be fairly plentiful over time. That’s partially because “scarce” in 1990 terms didn’t have quite the same meaning as it does today in this “one-of-one” era of collecting.

Given all that, how’s about could we take this opportunity to give this set the old before-and-after treatment?

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the 13 (roughly) most valuable 1990 Leaf baseball cards, from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 10 condition.

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1990 Leaf Frank Thomas (#300) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $150
2026 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 33

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1990 Leaf Ken Griffey Jr. (#245) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $110
2026 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 18

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1990 Leaf Larry Walker (#325) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $85
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 78

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1990 Leaf Sammy Sosa (#220) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 78

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1990 Leaf Bo Jackson (#125) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 75

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1990 Leaf Nolan Ryan (#21) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $55
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 57

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1990 Leaf David Justice (#297) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 43

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1990 Leaf Rickey Henderson (#160) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 100

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1990 Leaf Deion Sanders (#359) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 25

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1990 Leaf Barry Bonds (#91) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $40
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1990 Leaf Joey Belle (#180) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $40
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 33

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1990 Leaf Cal Ripken Jr. (#197) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1990 Leaf Randy Johnson (#483) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $30
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these baker’s dozen cards saw about a 43% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s an amazing gain in a short amount of time for a set that exists in pretty large quantities. Still, 1990 Leaf is a hobby legend, and the overall market has been pretty healthy in recent months — a good combination if you’re looking for price jumps.

Of course, some cards showed bigger gains, but keep in mind that there aren’t many of any of these that changed hands in any particular condition in any given month (except maybe Thomas and Griffey). Small sample sizes, in other words. And point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those small samples.

With that caveat in mind, it’s interesting to note that none of these cards went down in value over the last year, though a few towards the bottom of the list remained flat. downward tick, and he checks in at the bottom of our list. At the other end, the top handful of cards all saw strong gains.

All in all, 1990 Leaf will always be a fun, beautiful, and groundbreaking set, and it’s hard to see it underperforming the overall market in the long run, even though there are generally plenty of the cards to go around. But the fact that all this is cardboard, with no intrinsic value, hasn’t changed.

Now, here are some cards whose new owners are certainly hoping for continued up arrows…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for May 28-June 3, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Ken Griffey Jr./Auto Yankees Mariners BGS 9/9
Selling Price: $42,600
Date Sold: 05/30/2026
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Upper Deck 1994 GM1 Dual Autograph Mickey Mantle Ken Griffey Jr. /1000 BAS
Selling Price: $28,601
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2009 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT PICKS MIKE TROUT GOLD REFRACTOR AUTO /50 PSA 8 AL2
Selling Price: $25,100
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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1994 Upper Deck Mickey Mantle Ken Griffey Jr./Auto Autograph PSA Authentic
Selling Price: $24,633
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1957 TOPPS #95 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES HOF PSA 8
Selling Price: $23,123
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1919 ZEENUT PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE HAND CUT FATTY ARBUCKLE PSA 1
Selling Price: $22,655
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Variation Bag Over Shoulder #1 PSA 10
Selling Price: $20,051
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2018 Donruss Optic Aqua #49 Shohei Ohtani RC Rated ON CARD AUTO /35 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $19,900
Date Sold: 06/02/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2018 BOWMAN CHROME #1 ROOKIE SP VARIATION CARRYING BAG RC
Selling Price: $19,855
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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2018 Panini Flawless Shohei Ohtani Rookie Auto Autograph RC #/25 Angels
Selling Price: $18,655
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE RC YANKEES HOF CSG 2
Selling Price: $18,221
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2018 TOPPS FIVE STAR GOLDEN GRAPHS GREEN #FGGSO SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC BGS 9
Selling Price: $16,766
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2013 BBM 2nd Version Shohei Ohtani Gold Foil Facsimile Auto /100 RC Rookie #554
Selling Price: $16,640
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1952 TOPPS #261 WILLIE MAYS 2ND YEAR GIANTS HOF SGC 5.5 EX+ 70
Selling Price: $16,601
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2023 Sterling Booklet Auto- Shohei Ohtani, Judge, Harper, Trout, Posey, Acuna
Selling Price: $16,099
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #181 BABE RUTH PSA 1
Selling Price: $15,656
Date Sold: 05/28/2026
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1962 TOPPS #200 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES HOF PSA 8
Selling Price: $15,203
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1957 TOPPS #302 SANDY KOUFAX DODGERS HOF POP 5 PSA 8.5
Selling Price: $15,113
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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Leaf 1948-49 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Card
Selling Price: $14,678
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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2002 UPPER DECK SWEET SPOT ROBERTO CLEMENTE 1/1 GAME USED BAT BARREL PIRATES AL2
Selling Price: $14,300
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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2025 Bowman Chrome Spotlights Shohei Ohtani PSA 10 #BS-9 Dodgers C98
Selling Price: $13,433
Date Sold: 06/02/2026
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1909-11 T206 PIEDMONT TY COBB HOF BAT OFF SHOULDER PSA 4
Selling Price: $13,400
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1954 TOPPS #128 HENRY HANK AARON RC BRAVES HOF SGC 6 EX-NM 80
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1967 Topps Bob Clemente #400 Pirates SGC 9.5
Selling Price: $9,107
Date Sold: 06/02/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Update #US1 Gold Rookie RC 1406/2018 PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1954 TOPPS #128 HENRY HANK AARON RC BRAVES HOF PSA 5
Selling Price: $9,067
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani All Kings SSP #AK-4 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,000
Date Sold: 05/30/2026
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2013 BBM 1st Version Sports Card Magazine Promo #208 Shohei Ohtani RC PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,989
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome Shohei Ohtani Stars in the Night #STN-14 Dodgers PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,988
Date Sold: 05/30/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Travis Bazzana Chrome Auto Red Refractor 1st #/5 BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $8,853
Date Sold: 06/02/2026
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Lou Gehrig PSA 4 1934 Goudey R320 New York Yankees #61 9847 BEAUTIFUL
Selling Price: $8,852
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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CAL RIPKEN JR. PSA 10 1982 TOPPS TRADED #98T ROOKIE RC GEM MINT ORIOLES
Selling Price: $8,800
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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2018 National Treasures Jumbo Booklet Shohei Ohtani ROOKIE PATCH AUTO /99
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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2025 Bowman Konnor Griffin Chrome Prospect Auto Red Refractor #/5 Pirates PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,500
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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1975 TOPPS #228 GEORGE BRETT RC ROYALS HOF PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,433
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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DEREK JETER PSA 9 1993 UPPER DECK SP #279 FOIL ROOKIE RC YANKEES MINT
Selling Price: $8,234
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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1989 FLEER GLOSSY #548 Ken Griffey Jr Seattle Mariners Rookie RC PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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2018 TOPPS SILVER PACK 1983 CHROME PROMO BLUE SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE /150 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,689
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2023 Topps Inception Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Autograph Red #/25 Angels PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,601
Date Sold: 05/30/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Shohei Ohtani Carrying Bag SP
Selling Price: $7,468
Date Sold: 05/28/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Blue Refractor 1st #/150 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,394
Date Sold: 05/31/2026
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2016 Bowman Chrome Juan Soto Auto 1st Blue Refractor #/150 Nationals BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $7,301
Date Sold: 05/29/2026
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2011 Topps Update Gold #US175 Mike Trout RC Rookie 1472/2011 PSA 10 GEM LOW POP
Selling Price: $6,844
Date Sold: 05/28/2026
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KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10 1988 CAL LEAGUE #26 ALL-STARS RC RARE GEM MINT POP 19
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 10 PRISTINE 2024 TOPPS CHROME #HX-1 HELIX SP RARE DODGERS
Selling Price: $6,602
Date Sold: 06/01/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #92 LOU GEHRIG PSA 2
Selling Price: $6,450
Date Sold: 05/28/2026
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Last month, we saw Tom Brady reclaim his spot at the top of our “standings,” while Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart held onto third place. The rest of the leader board was filled with young quarterbacks … and Peyton Manning.

But with NFL news starting to percolate just a little bit, what with rookie minicamps and free agency swirling, May can get a little more exciting from a cardboard perspective. Would Brady and Patrick Mahomes continue their dominance, for example, even though neither figures to make a lot of news this offseason?

Or would someone from among the younger crowd jump to the top, or at least make a strong push in that direction? Maybe Shedeur Sanders would climb back onto the leaderboard after appearing just once last month?

And could any other retired players join Brady and Manning in the upper reaches of our rundown?

Only one way to find out!

Here, then, are the players who appear more than once on our list of the most expensive football cards sold on eBay during May 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Willie, Mickey, and the … Showtime (Shotime?)

Take a look at the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), and you’ll find that more than 80% of them feature current players or prospects — no surprise, given that we’re entering the heart of the 2026 MLB season.

Also not surprising is that Shohei Ohtani dominates the list, beginning with a historic and absurdly expensive entry from 2013 to lead off.

That glut of current/recent cards leaves scant little room for vintage cards to push their way onto the list, but a couple of stone-cold legends were up to the task. I’ll leave it to you to comb through the listings to ID them, but suffice it to say that these gents are never out of place in a baseball lineup, no matter who else might be there.

Now, for some vintage fare in an arena that’s a bit less crowded …

Checking in on 1980 Topps Baseball Cards

Late last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1980 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

This set carries a lot of hobby history, owing to its status as the last full set that Topps issued during their monopoly period, spanning 1956 through 1980. Even as these cards were in the spotlight on candy shelves across the nation, Fleer was finishing up the legal fight that would blow the game wide open in 1981.

For a long time, though, there wasn’t much to move the 1980 Topps set forward from a value standpoint. Sure, Rickey Henderson was setting stolen base records left and right in the early 1980s, but his big breakout in 1982 came just before the hobby boom really took hold a few years later.

And when it did boom, it was dominant hitters and pitchers, like Darryl Strawberry, Jose Canseco, Dwight Gooden, Roger Clemens, and others who really lit the fire — not so much the speedburners.

But over time, Rickey turned into an all-around threat and put together one of the most amazing careers of all time. By the time he was closing in on Lou Brock’s all-time steals record and challenging for (and winning!) MVP awards, Henderson was a bonafide superstar and hobby sensation.

Indeed, his rookie card became one of the hottest properties in the hobby in the early 1990s and never really looked back. It’s a stonecold classic now, and has pulled the rest of the set along with it over the decades.

So, since we’re thinking and talking about Rickey and this set, I thought we’d take this opportunity to give 1980 Tops the old before-and-after treatment.

What follows, then, is a rundown of (roughly) 10 most valuable 1980 Topps baseball cards. For each one, I found the approximate selling price for copies in PSA 9 condition from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool), then looked at the difference.

Here is the tale of the tape…

1980 Topps Rickey Henderson (#482) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $1900
2026 Value: $2600
Profit/loss: $700
% change: 37

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1980 Topps Nolan Ryan (#580) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $425
2026 Value: $700
Profit/loss: $275
% change: 65

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1980 Topps Reggie Jackson (#600) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $115
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 15

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1980 Topps George Brett (#650) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $90
2026 Value: $110
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 22

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1980 Topps Pete Rose (#540) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $70
2026 Value: $75
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 7

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1980 Topps Ozzie Smith (#393) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $65
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 8

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1980 Topps Johnny Bench (#100) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1980 Topps Mike Schmidt (#270) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 33

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1980 Topps Carlton Fisk (#40) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 11

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1980 Topps Dale Murphy (#274) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 25

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Overall, these 10 cards increased in selling price (based on our limited sample sizes) by nearly 37% over the last year. That’s a big number no matter how you look at it, but it also sort of falls in line with the recent uptick we’ve seen (mostly) across the board for older cards.

Of course, most of the absolute dollar-value increases came at the top of our lineup, courtesy of Henderson and Nolan Ryan, but there were upward bumps all through the top 10 above. Well, except for Bench, whose card broke even.

Still, a very strong showing by a set that hasn’t had any newsmakers to prop it up for a long time. Even so, it all comes with the usual caveats about small sample sizes — not many of any of these cards sell in a given condition during a given period of time, so pricing is subject to spur-of-the-moment market whims and fluctuations.

And it’s all still just cardboard, with no intrinsic value.

Warnings aside, though, the 1980 Topps set has become a blue-chip hobby classic over the years. Hard to see it lagging far behind the overall market in the long term.

Now, here are some cards that have a ways to go to make the long term look rosy, given their starting point…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for May 21-27, 2026

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If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

2013 BBM HOKKAIDO N.H.F Shohei Ohtani Real Rookie Card Autograph Fighting 10
Selling Price: $126,655
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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2022 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Black #/5 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT 9
Selling Price: $33,100
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire Aaron Judge Image Variations Superfractor #1/1
Selling Price: $22,100
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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POP 9 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2025 TOPPS DIAMOND ICONS #LS-1 LIQUID SILVER SSP RARE
Selling Price: $16,099
Date Sold: 05/25/2026
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2022 Bowman Draft Sapphire Jacob Misiorowski 1st Chrome Padparadscha #1/1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $14,602
Date Sold: 05/26/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #305 WILLIE MAYS ROOKIE RC PSA 5
Selling Price: $14,493
Date Sold: 05/22/2026
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Aaron Judge 2017 Topps Chrome Update Red Refractor RC Auto /25 #HMT50 SGC 9 MINT
Selling Price: $14,099
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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2024 Topps Luminaries Shohei Ohtani Rule the Day Auto Purple #/3 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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2025 Topps Diamond Icons Shohei Ohtani Drip Auto Autograph Red #/5 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,017
Date Sold: 05/25/2026
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1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back “PSA 7 NM” New York Yankees HOF
Selling Price: $9,000
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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2025 Topps MLB MVP Foilfractor Shohei Ohtani 1/1 Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,900
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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MUNETAKA MURAKAMI 2026 Topps Now Redemption FoilFractor Parallel 1/1 RC Relic
Selling Price: $8,808
Date Sold: 05/22/2026
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2019 Topps Five Star Ichiro Shohei Ohtani Dual Auto Autograph #/5
Selling Price: $8,766
Date Sold: 05/26/2026
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1951 Bowman - Mickey Mantle #253 - Rookie - SGC 10/1
Selling Price: $8,617
Date Sold: 05/26/2026
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Shohei Ohtani- 2025 Topps Museum Collection Bronze Framed Gold On Card Auto /10
Selling Price: $8,600
Date Sold: 05/22/2026
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2025 Topps Definitive Shohei Ohtani Protectors at the Plate Auto Relics #/5
Selling Price: $8,300
Date Sold: 05/25/2026
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2026 Bowman Ethan Holliday 1st Chrome True Black Refractor auto 10/10 BJAX
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/22/2026
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2025 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME STARS IN THE NIGHT #14 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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2026 Topps Series 1 - ALL KINGS Shohei Ohtani #AK-4 Dodgers PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,952
Date Sold: 05/25/2026
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2026 Bowman Munetaka Murakami Chrome Rc Gold Refractor auto /50 #CRA-MM BJMIC
Selling Price: $7,877
Date Sold: 05/26/2026
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1965 Topps #250 Willie Mays San Francisco Giants HOF PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $7,723
Date Sold: 05/26/2026
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2025 Bowman JJ Wetherholt Chrome Auto Orange Refractor 1st #/25 Cardinals PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,690
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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2017 Topps 1987 Topps Aaron Judge RC Rookie PSA 10 PSA/DNA 10 ON CARD AUTO
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 05/25/2026
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2013 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT PICKS & PROSPECTS AUTOS #BCAAJ AARON JUDGE PSA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 05/23/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Variation Green Refractor RC VAR #/99 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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2025 TOPPS DIAMOND ICONS AUTO BLUE #AC-SO SHOHEI OHTANI 1/15 PSA 6
Selling Price: $7,589
Date Sold: 05/24/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome #1 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie BGS 8.5 w/ 8 AUTO
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 05/21/2026
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Last month, we saw the 2020s continue to dominate our rundown of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during March of 2026, more than lapping the field year again. The 2010s did make up a bit of ground compared to previous months, though, checking in with 22 listings.

Meanwhile, the twentieth century was nearly a complete wipeout, with only two cards for the entire 100 years showing up: one from the 1950s and one from the 1990s.

But what about April? With the first full month of the new season to capture our attention, did the 2020s — and current players — dominate the raw-card market to an even greater extent than usual. Or did some older cards manage to push back into the limelight?

Let’s find out!

Here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during April 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Getting to Be a(n Old) Habit (?)

Last week, we got a hobby refresher course from an old favorite who doesn’t show up among the heavy rollers very often these days. Well, unless “every week” qualifies as very often.

Because, yes, a copy of the 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews rookie card again made it to the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week. You can find the full list at the bottom of this post, where you’ll find the 500-home-run man rubbing cardboard elbows with usual names like Ohtani, Judge, and Mantle.

And if you’re in the mood for some vintage eye candy, Mathews and Mantle aren’t your only option below — there may even be a couple of Joe D. cards … and at least one even older than that.

Speaking of vintage (though not quite that vintage), let’s go …

Checking in on Tony Gwynn Baseball Cards

Late last month, we took a look at recent top-selling Tony Gwynn baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

Gwynn didn’t hit the ground running from a hobby standpoint. In fact, most collectors pretty much brushed his rookie cards aside in 1983.

But, man, when he (and the Padres) broke out in 1984, those same cards caught fire. For most of the next two decades, Gwynn put on a pure hitting display the likes of which the game has rarely seen. Along the way, he won an eye-popping eight National League batting titles and established himself as a baseball and hobby legend.

Through the years, Gwynn’s cards have mostly gone up, up, up, though without many dramatic leaps in value. Like the man himself, Gwynn’s cardboard has been steady as she goes, but about as blue chip as any 1980s and 1990s cards can be.

So, since we’re watching and thinking about Gwynn, I thought we’d take this opportunity to give Mr. Padre’s cardboard the old before-and-after treatment.

What follows, then, is a rundown of 12 early Gwynn cards, spanning his first few years in our wax packs. For each card, I found the approximate selling price for copies in PSA 9 condition from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool), then looked at the difference.

Here is the tale of the tape…

1983 Donruss Tony Gwynn (#598) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 29

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1983 Fleer Tony Gwynn (#360) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $55
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 22

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1983 Topps Tony Gwynn (#482) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $230
2026 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $70
% change: 30

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1984 Donruss Tony Gwynn (#324) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1984 Fleer Tony Gwynn (#301) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1984 Topps Tony Gwynn (#251) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $30
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 50

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1985 Donruss Tony Gwynn (#63) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $55
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 57

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1985 Fleer Tony Gwynn (#34) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $40
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1985 Topps Tony Gwynn (#660) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1986 Donruss Tony Gwynn (#112) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $15
2026 Value: $15
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1986 Fleer Tony Gwynn (#323) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1986 Topps Tony Gwynn (#10) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $30
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 20

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Overall, these dozen cards increased in selling price (based on our limited sample sizes) by about 23% over the last year. That’s about on par with what we’ve seen from other players and sets in recent months — the market, even for older cards, seems to be moving upward again after a couple of pretty flat years following the pandemic.

Not too bad considering Gwynn hasn’t been in the news really at all in the last year — or the last many years. Keep in mind, though, that we’re dealing with just a few sales here and there for most of these cards, so the fluctuations are strongly dependent on in-the-moment transactions.

Still, should we expect Gwynn’s cards to continue their upward trend? Almost surely — he’s been a hobby star for decades, and cards of all-time greats tend to at least keep pace with the overall market and usually look pretty good over the long term, after all.

Now, here are some cards that have a ways to go to make the long term look rosy, given their starting point…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for May 14-20, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

2019 Topps Dynasty All-Star Game Aaron Judge AU/Ball card 1/1
Selling Price: $12,600
Date Sold: 05/15/2026
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2017 Topps Finest Aaron Judge Firsts Auto RC Gold Refractor #/50 BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $12,498
Date Sold: 05/14/2026
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1994 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. & Mickey Mantle Autograph PSA AUTH / AUTO 10
Selling Price: $12,001
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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1952 TOPPS EDDIE MATHEWS #407 RC ROOKIE PSA 3 *CENTERED HIGH END EXAMPLE*
Selling Price: $11,270
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLL #15-A ON CARD AUTO BLACK FOIL 8/10 DODGERS
Selling Price: $10,201
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2009 Bowman Draft & Prospects Mike Trout Chrome Blue Refractor Auto /150 BGS 8.5
Selling Price: $10,101
Date Sold: 05/15/2026
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KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10 1988 BEST PLATINUM #1 SAN BERNARDINO SPIRIT RC POP 17 GEM
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Travis Bazzana Chrome Auto Red Refractor 1st #/5 PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,000
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2024 Bowman Chrome Draft Black Refractor Konnor Griffin 1st Rookie 03/10 PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,490
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO SASAKI PSA 9 2025 TOPPS CHROME TRIPLE AUTO /25
Selling Price: $9,384
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Refractor #150 Shohei Ohtani Red Jersey RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,359
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE ROOKIE RC PSA 1
Selling Price: $9,251
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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1937 O-Pee-Chee #118 Joe DiMaggio SGC 2 Rare Yankees Baseball Card OPC Series A
Selling Price: $9,150
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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1937 O-Pee-Chee #118 Joe DiMaggio SGC 2 Rare Yankees Baseball Card OPC Series A
Selling Price: $9,150
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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1999 UD A Piece of History 500 Club Hank Aaron GAME-USED BAT AUTO 08/44 PSA 7.5
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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Topps 2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Signs of the Times Rookie Auto SA-SO Angels
Selling Price: $9,079
Date Sold: 05/19/2026
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2018 BOWMAN CHROME SP VARIATION #1 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 9
Selling Price: $9,000
Date Sold: 05/15/2026
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1922 W575-2 Babe Ruth (Hand Cut) PSA 1.5 FR YANKEES HOF POP 2 - Only 14 Higher
Selling Price: $8,989
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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2025 TOPPS CHROME SAPPHIRE ROOKIE AUTO BLACK NICK KURTZ RC 03/10 PSA 10 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $8,989
Date Sold: 05/16/2026
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2003 Stadium Club Co-Signers Hank Aaron & Willie Mays DUAL ON CARD AUTO PSA 8
Selling Price: $8,988
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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2018 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani Ronald Acuna Jr. Purple Auto RC #9/25 BGS 8.5
Selling Price: $8,988
Date Sold: 05/16/2026
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VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. PSA 10 2016 BOWMAN CHROME AUTO GOLD REFRACTOR 1ST RC 15/50
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2018 TOPPS STADIUM CLUB CHROME GOLD MINTED #SCC138 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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2025 Topps Museum Collection Triple On-Card Auto:OHTANI x YAMAMOTO x KERSHAW /10
Selling Price: $8,629
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #181 BABE RUTH SGC 1.5
Selling Price: $8,575
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2018 Diamond Kings Shohei Ohtani Retro 1982 DK Patch Blue RC Auto #/25 PSA 9 10
Selling Price: $8,300
Date Sold: 05/14/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Orange Refractor 1st #/25 Pirates
Selling Price: $8,300
Date Sold: 05/16/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Kevin Alcantara MLB Rookie Debut Patch Auto RC #1/1
Selling Price: $8,232
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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Topps 2020 Dynasty Aaron Judge Autographed Patch Silver PSA GEM MT 10 - POP 1
Selling Price: $8,201
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2026 Bowman Baseball Shohei Ohtani Anime BA-26
Selling Price: $8,200
Date Sold: 05/16/2026
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2025 Bowman 1st Chrome Prospect Gold Auto Kevin McGonigle #CPA-KM #’d /50
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/17/2026
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2018 Topps Shohei Ohtani Silver Pack RC Green Refractor #/99 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/18/2026
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2026 Bowman Baseball ANIME SHOHEI OHTANI "BA-26 Japen Uniform" ULTRA RARE!!!
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/16/2026
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Last month, we saw Wayne Gretzky make a mockery of our “standings” of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay during March 2026. Not only did he recapture the throne after looking up at Macklin Celebrini for a couple of months, he more than doubled the showing from the Sharks’ second-year superstar.

The rest of the top five featured list regulars Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard, along with Olympic hero Jack Hughes.

But how about April? With the NHL regular season wrapping up and the playoffs getting underway, did current players steal a bit of Gretzky’s hobby thunder? With Bedard, Hughes, and Celebrini done for the year, did that give McDavid the runway to pull away?

And did any other new names make a splash in the market as the playoffs started to heat up?

Let’s get right to the answers with a look at the players who appear more than once on the list of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay in April 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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A Hobby Lesson from the Past

Shohei Ohtani dominates the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), as he does most weeks. But this week’s list also offers up some fresh new faces and names: Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, Munetaka Murakami.

They’re all making a name for themselves in the majors, and the hobby is paying attention.

Also crashing the list is another card whose hobby status was also elevated because collectors were paying attention. Sure, Eddie Mathews rookie card would be big business on its own, thanks to his membership in both the 500 Home Run Club and the Hall of Fame, but add in the card’s logistics, and you have hobby fire.

The last card in the iconic 1952 Topps set, the Mathews RC has long been known to suffer from condition maladies that afflict pasteboards often found on the tops or bottoms of stacks since they’re first or last — scuffying, rubberband dents, general mishandling. And on top of all that, you have the scarcity of the high-number series in that first-ever full Topps issue.

Hot stuff, indeed!

And speaking of hot hobby stuff, here’s a young man who hit the cardboard ground running back in 1982 and never looked back.

Checking in on Cal Ripken Baseball Cards

Earlier this month, we ran down the most expensive Cal Ripken Jr. baseball cards sold on eBay during March 2026 over on our YouTube channel:

Of course, Iron Cal was one of the greatest players of his generation, and of all-time, really. He’s an Orioles legend, a Hall of Famer, and an iconic gamer who broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive-games-streak record.

Ripken was more than just the most consistent guy to ever show up to a ballpark, though — he won the 1982 American League Rookie of the Year Award, added on MVP hardware in 1983 (when he led Baltimore to a World Series title) and 1991, and ended up with more than 400 home runs and almost 3200 hits.

All of that was hobby firepower right from the outset, and Ripken has been a cardboard legend for nearly 45 years. His 1982 Topps Traded card helped jumpstart the rookie card craze and legitimized year-end sets, and he remains a hobby heavyhitter all these years later.

So it’s always a good time to look at Ripken’s cards, and since it’s been a long while since we’ve done that … well, let’s get to it!

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the 10 earliest Ripken baseball cards (1982 through 1984) from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

1982 Topps Cal Ripken (#21) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $125
2026 Value: $140
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 12

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1982 Topps Traded Cal Ripken (#98T) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $425
2026 Value: $500
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 18

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1982 Donruss Cal Ripken (#405) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $95
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 32

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1982 Fleer Cal Ripken (#176) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $95
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 32

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1983 Topps Cal Ripken (#163) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 40

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1983 Donruss Cal Ripken (#279) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $30
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 20

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1983 Fleer Cal Ripken (#70) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1984 Topps Cal Ripken (#490) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $17
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $3
% change: 18

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1984 Donruss Cal Ripken (#106) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1984 Fleer Cal Ripken (#17) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $20
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these cards showed a 19% increase over the last year or so. That’s a pretty good number when you consider that Ripken hasn’t made much news over the last 12 months, and his Hall of Fame price bump is nearly two decades in the rearview mirror at this point.

In terms of individual cards, the year-over-year gains look pretty even and steady — sorta like Cal himself. The big gainers, percentage-wise, were his 1982 Fleer and Donruss rookie cards, but the 18% jump for the 1982 Topps Traded card contributed more absolute dollar growth than any other.

Keep in mind, also, that we’re dealing with pretty small sample sizes here, as usual, so prices can fluctuate pretty widely from day to day, and from sale to sale. Even so, Ripken is about as blue-chip as a player can be, from the perspective of his baseball card values — hard to see him ever lagging much behind the market as a whole.

Now for some other cards whose new owners are no doubt for similar long-term results, small sample sizes or not …

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 9-15, 2026

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If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani ROY Favorites Chrome RC Refractor Orange #/25 BGS 9
Selling Price: $12,375
Date Sold: 05/09/2026
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2018 Bowman's Best Shohei Ohtani Power Producers RC Gold Refractor #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,099
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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1951 Bowman # 305 Willie Mays RC PSA 3.5 VG+
Selling Price: $10,381
Date Sold: 05/09/2026
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2025 Topps Definitive Derek Jeter Aaron Judge Mattingly R. Jackson Quad Auto 5/5
Selling Price: $10,300
Date Sold: 05/07/2026
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Shohei Ohtani Jersey Auto 2025 Topps Transcendent 24/25 Dodgers TCAR-SO
Selling Price: $10,211
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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Aaron Judge 2023 Bowman's Best SuperFractor Refractor HIM Auto 1/1 PSA 8/10
Selling Price: $10,200
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2025 Bowman Konnor Griffin Chrome Prospect Auto Red Refractor #/5 Pirates PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,859
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2025 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Moments Auto Orange Refractor #/25 Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,650
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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1952 Topps Baseball Set-Break #407 Ed Mathews RC Rookie High Number VG PSA 3
Selling Price: $8,478
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1b Angels PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,151
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2022 BOWMAN CHROME NSCC WRAPPER REDEMPTION #BW BOBBY WITT JR. 1/1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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1953 Topps MICKEY MANTLE #82 New York Yankees HOF PSA 4.5 VG-EX+ "ICONIC CARD"
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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1955 Topps - High # Roberto Clemente #164 (RC)
Selling Price: $7,711
Date Sold: 05/12/2026
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1952 Topps Baseball Set-Break #261 Willie Mays RC Rookie EX BVG 5
Selling Price: $7,681
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2018 Panini Cornerstones Blue Shohei Ohtani RPA RC Quad Used Patch AUTO /49
Selling Price: $7,501
Date Sold: 05/07/2026
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2013 BBM N-H Fighters Shohei Ohtani Gold Foil Rookie #117/200 PSA 8
Selling Price: $7,500
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2023 BBM Genesis Cross Signing Munetaka Murakami RC Rookie AUTO 6/7 PSA 10 POP 1
Selling Price: $7,367
Date Sold: 05/07/2026
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Kevin McGonigle 2025 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor 1st RC Auto 5/25 PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,268
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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1/1 SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP COLLECTION #7 FOILFRACTOR 2021 AL MVP 1/1
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2025 Topps Definitive Clayton Kershaw Trio Auto Red #/5 Dodgers
Selling Price: $7,074
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2022 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto James Wood #CPA-JWD Gold Refractor /50 (AU, RC)
Selling Price: $6,900
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2018 Topps Update SHOHEI OHTANI Batting Variation RC Rookie SSP 🔥 SGC 9 🔥 #US1
Selling Price: $6,887
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Complete Set Foilboard RC /190 PSA 10 Dodgers GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,802
Date Sold: 05/12/2026
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2022 Topps Silver Pack Update #SO Shohei Ohtani Angels AUTO 2/10 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,800
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Black MUNETAKA MURAKAMI RC AUTO ORANGE /25 🔥 FIRST MLB AUTO!!
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron PSA 5 EX 11844533
Selling Price: $6,628
Date Sold: 05/09/2026
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2018 TOPPS UPDATE POWDER BLUE #US285 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC 9/50 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP COLLECTION #8-A AUTO BLACK FOIL AUTOGRAPH 2/10
Selling Price: $6,568
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Collection Shohei Ohtani Auto /25 Dodgers #TAC-SHO
Selling Price: $6,433
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Black - Shohei Ohtani HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE CASE HIT /50 ~1/1
Selling Price: $6,255
Date Sold: 05/09/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Sparkles Refractor 1st #/71 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,137
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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1955 Topps Set-Break #164 Roberto Clemente EX-EXMINT *GMCARDS*
Selling Price: $6,101
Date Sold: 05/10/2026
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2017 Topps Silver Pack Promo Aaron Judge RC Rookie /199 PSA 10 PSA/DNA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $6,100
Date Sold: 05/11/2026
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Last month, we saw Michael Jordan not only hold onto his top slot from the month before but completely lap the field by doubling the showing of the next comer, rookie Cooper Flagg, in our “standings” of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay in March of 2026, edging out rookie Cooper Flagg.

The rest of the Top 5 looked pretty familiar, with Lebron, Kobe, and Stephen Curry putting up their usual strong numbers.

But how about April? With the regular season winding down and the NBA playoffs starting, would on-court action dim Jordan’s hobby spotlight? And would Flagg’s continued strong play vault him back into the top position?

Let’s get right to the answers! Here are the players with the most showings among our list of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay during April 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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The Wizard of … Oh My!

At more than $70K each, the top two listings on our rundown of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post) break into a realm we hardly ever see. While five-figure sales, and even $20K cards are pretty standard these days, this pair makes those numbers look like child’s play.

And yet …

Well, these cards are anything but children: one in a 1979 Ozzie Smith rookie card, the other a 1973 Mike Schmidt rookie card. The dual catches are that both cards are in PSA 10 condition and both are O-Pee-Chee issues, rather than Topps. That three-way combo of Hall-of-Fame RC, OPC, and a top grade is hobby powderkeg.

And, hey, speaking of 1970s hobby bigwigs, let’s go …

Checking in on 1971 Topps Baseball Cards

Late last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1971 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

The 1971 Topps set is a classic issue that evokes memories of an earlier time in baseball and the hobby, but it also has a history of being polarizing among collectors, somewhat like the colorful 1975 Topps issue. Some love the black borders and some really don’t like them. There doesn’t seem to be much middle ground when it comes to opinions on this design.

Same goes for the lowercase print on the card fronts. Same story with 1971 card backs, which were innovative in featuring a black-and-white player image…but at the expense of the extensive list of stats collectors had come to expect.

One thing pretty much everyone can agree on with regard to the 1971s is that the black borders — which tend to chip and show wear like nobody’s business — make top-grade specimens hard to come by. Add in a tough high-number run, a few dozen short-printed cards, and a huge (752 cards) checklist, and you have a set that is challenging to put together, to say the least.

Given all that, I thought it would be fun to check in on how this set has performed over the last year or so.

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the ten (roughly) most valuable 1971 Topps cards, from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 8 condition.

1971 Topps Thurman Munson (#5) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $6000
2026 Value: $5500
Profit/loss: -$500
% change: -8

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1971 Topps Reggie Jackson (#20) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $2800
2026 Value: $3000
Profit/loss: $200
% change: 7

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1971 Topps Nolan Ryan (#513) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $2100
2026 Value: $3000
Profit/loss: $900
% change: 43

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1971 Topps Roberto Clemente (#630) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $2500
2026 Value: $2800
Profit/loss: $300
% change: 12

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1971 Topps Pete Rose (#100) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $2400
2026 Value: $2600
Profit/loss: $200
% change: 8

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1971 Topps Willie Mays (#600) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $1900
2026 Value: $2200
Profit/loss: $300
% change: 16

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1971 Topps Johnny Bench (#250) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $1700
2026 Value: $1700
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1971 Topps Bert Blyleven (#26) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $900
2026 Value: $1500
Profit/loss: $600
% change: 67

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1971 Topps Ernie Banks (#525) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $800
2026 Value: $1300
Profit/loss: $500
% change: 63

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1971 Topps Hank Aaron (#400) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $1000
2026 Value: $1200
Profit/loss: $200
% change: 20

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Overall, these cards showed about a 12% increase in selling price as a group over the last year. Some cards were up, some were down, as you might expect from an overall market that tends to have more movement among current cards than vintage material.

Of the gainers in this group, Ryan, Blyleven, and Banks lead the way by a large margin, while the late Thurman Munson somewhat surprisingly “led” the price losers. That Munson card is such a classic, though, and sells for such a big dollar amount, that it doesn’t change hands in top grades all that frequently.

Indeed, all of these numbers are subject to the old “small sample size” caveat, as only a handful of any one of them in a certain condition might change hands over the course of a year. The final tallies here often reflect the moment-to-moment emotion of a bidding frenzy or a bargain that slipped by most would-be buyers.

On the whole, though, this was a pretty strong showing for a 55-year-old set that hasn’t really made any news to speak of for years … probably decades.

Now, speaking of cards that make hobby news …

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 30-May 6, 2026

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If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

1979 O-PEE-CHEE #52 OZZIE SMITH ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $71,100
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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1973 O-PEE-CHEE ROOKIE 3RD BASEMEN R.CEY/J.HILTON/M.SCHMIDT ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $70,888
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome SHOHEI OHTANI BLUE REFRACTOR AUTO 110/150
Selling Price: $66,766
Date Sold: 05/05/2026
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1959 YOO-HOO MANTLE MICKEY MANTLE PSA 6
Selling Price: $45,109
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers RC Rookie HOF PSA 8 NM-MT (OC)
Selling Price: $43,100
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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1953-54 BRIGGS MEATS HAND CUT-PANEL HANK BAUER/MICKEY MANTLE PSA AUTHENTIC
Selling Price: $35,600
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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2022 PANINI ABSOLUTE KABOOM! #K-SO SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $26,101
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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1953-54 BRIGGS MEATS HAND CUT MICKEY MANTLE PSA AUTHENTIC
Selling Price: $19,397
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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2024 BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE AUTO #CRAYY YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO 14/25 PSA 9 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $18,988
Date Sold: 05/05/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $17,308
Date Sold: 05/03/2026
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Mike Trout 2025 Topps Transcendent #MLBPA-MT MLB Logo Logoman GU Patch Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $16,589
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION PITCHING PROMO ROOKIE RC PSA 10 Q0323
Selling Price: $15,100
Date Sold: 05/05/2026
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2018 BOWMAN HIGH TEK ROOKIE AUTO SHOHEI OHTANI RC BGS 9.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $14,722
Date Sold: 05/02/2026
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2018 TOPPS ARCHIVES COMING ATTRACTION AUTO SHOHEI OHTANI RC /25 PSA AUTHENTIC
Selling Price: $13,655
Date Sold: 05/03/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2013 BBM 1ST VERSION SILVER FOIL FACSIMILE RC PSA 9 Q0323
Selling Price: $13,399
Date Sold: 05/05/2026
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1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson RC Dodgers ROOKIE HOF SGC 1.5 FR
Selling Price: $12,902
Date Sold: 05/03/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT TAC-SO ON CARD BOLD AUTO BLUE 3/10 DODGERS
Selling Price: $12,200
Date Sold: 05/04/2026
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1940 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio #1 PSA/DNA Certified Autographed GUM Inc. Yankees
Selling Price: $12,001
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome Pete Crow-Armstrong Radiating RC Superfractor Auto 1/1 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,600
Date Sold: 05/03/2026
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1948 LEAF #3 BABE RUTH PSA 5
Selling Price: $11,323
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie SP Red Jersey #150 20/25 Angels
Selling Price: $10,999
Date Sold: 05/04/2026
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2025 Bowman Kevin McGonigle Chrome Auto Gold Refractor 1st #/50 Tigers PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,400
Date Sold: 05/03/2026
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1990 TOPPS NO NAME ON FRONT #414 FRANK THOMAS ROOKIE RC PSA 5
Selling Price: $10,255
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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1917-20 FELIX MENDELSOHN WALTER JOHNSON PSA 6.5
Selling Price: $10,200
Date Sold: 05/06/2026
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ROGER CLEMENS PSA 7 (1 HIGHER) 1998 METAL UNIVERSE #167 PRECIOUS GEMS PMG 35/50
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 05/04/2026
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Last month, we saw Patrick Mahomes leapfrog Tom Brady for the top spot in our “standings,” while Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart slid back a bit to tie with Josh Allen for third place. Shedeur Sanders continued to make a strong hobby showing, breaking into our top five.

But with the NFL Draft going down late in the month and fans — and collectors — already starting to think about next season, April can start to get a little more exciting from a cardboard perspective. Would Brady and Mahomes continue their dominance, for example, even though neither figures to make a lot of news this offseason?

Or would someone from among the younger crowd jump to the top, or at least make a strong push in that direction? Sanders, maybe?

And could vintage cards stage a comeback after a couple of slow months?

Only one way to find out!

Here, then, are the players who appear more than once on our list of the most expensive football cards sold on eBay during April 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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No Name, No Problem

After a couple of weeks in a row with a vintage card leading off our weekly rundown, the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post) looks a bit more familiar — Shohei Ohtani leading off, and pretty much everywhere else from top to bottom.

Fret not, though, if you were hoping to find some older material sprinkled in there, because Willie, Mickey, Jackie, and even Barry show up to give us a little variety. And down among the crowd you’ll find an infamous Frank Thomas error card that’s not really an error card, but a printing flaw. Collectors and investors still love it, though.

Now, here’s another guy collectors and investors still love, warts and all …

Checking in on Pete Rose Baseball Cards

Earlier this month, we took a look at the most expensive Pete Rose cards sold on eBay during March of 2026 on our YouTube channel:

Rose has been a hobby favorite for decades, and that’s held true through all the ups and downs of his career and even afterwards, during his fall from grace and long, long suspension.

Rose passed away at the end of September 2024, though, and he was reinstated several months later, in May 2025. For the first time since 1989, Charlie Hustle was back in baseball’s good graces … at least sort of, and officially.

So, how did those big events — Rose’s death and reinstatement — affect his card values? Well, there’s only one way to find out.

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the first 10 Rose baseball cards, from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in the most common PSA condition, per the PSA Population Report.

1963 Topps Pete Rose (#537) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $2500
Spring 2025 Value: $3500
Profit/loss: $1000
% change: 40

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1964 Topps Pete Rose (#125) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $700
Spring 2025 Value: $850
Profit/loss: $150
% change: 21

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1965 Topps Pete Rose (#207) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $250
Spring 2025 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 20

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1966 Topps Pete Rose (#30) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $150
Spring 2025 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 33

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1967 Topps Pete Rose (#430) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $150
Spring 2025 Value: $225
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 50

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1968 Topps Pete Rose (#230) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $100
Spring 2025 Value: $150
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 50

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1969 Topps Pete Rose (#120) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $85
Spring 2025 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 18

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1970 Topps Pete Rose (#580) - PSA 7

Condition Value: $150
Spring 2025 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 33

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1971 Topps Pete Rose (#100) - PSA 6

Condition Value: $125
Spring 2025 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 40

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1972 Topps Pete Rose (#559) - PSA 8

Condition Value: $250
Spring 2025 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 20

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Overall, these Rose cards showed a 35% increase over the last year. You can probably chalk up most of those gains to his reinstatement by baseball, which led many to believe that Charlie Hustle is now a lock for a Cooperstown plaque.

He’s not. Still.

Even so, Rose’s cards have been popular basically forever, and the long-term price trend has been and probably will continue to be steady upward growth. His rookie card will almost surely be worth more in spring of 2036 than it was in spring 2026, for example, even if there are ups and downs along the way.

But you know … buyer/investor beware! At the end of the day, Rose baseball cards — and almost every other baseball card — are still just cardboard.

Now for some other cards that offer plenty of opportunity to drop big bucks, for better or for worse…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 23-29, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Chrome Auto RC #CRA-SO Angels BGS 9.5/10 Rookie
Selling Price: $51,212
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Auto RC #BCRA-SO Angels BGS 9 Rookie
Selling Price: $37,100
Date Sold: 04/28/2026
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POP6 !! 2013 BBM Rookie Edition Premium RC Shohei Ohtani #VC07 /50 PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $31,850
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1961 Topps Mickey Mantle #300 Yankees PSA 9
Selling Price: $30,767
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 8 2018 BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH RC 10 AUTO PITCHING
Selling Price: $28,000
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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1987 O-PEE-CHEE #320 BARRY BONDS RC PIRATES PSA 10
Selling Price: $26,877
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1948 LEAF #79 JACKIE ROBINSON RC DODGERS HOF 4SC ELITE MBA SILVER DIAMOND PSA 3
Selling Price: $25,700
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY #163 BARRY BONDS RC DARK JERSEY PHOTO JOHNNY RAY PSA 10
Selling Price: $24,600
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2013 BBM 2nd Version Twin Gem Gold Foil Facs. Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $22,322
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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1959 TOPPS #50 WILLIE MAYS GIANTS HOF PSA 9
Selling Price: $20,140
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1933 Goudey #144 Babe Ruth New York Yankees HOF PSA 2.5 GOOD+
Selling Price: $20,000
Date Sold: 04/28/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE ROOKIE RC PSA 2.5
Selling Price: $17,435
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2013 Bowman Draft & Prospects Aaron Judge Chrome Auto Green #/75 BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $16,900
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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2018 BOWMAN CHROME STERLING CONTINUITY ORANGE SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC /25 PSA 9
Selling Price: $16,100
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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PSA 9 2013 BBM 1st Version Shohei Ohtani #208 Silver Facsimile Purple Wing
Selling Price: $15,988
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Inception RC 3 Color Patch Auto 5/99 BGS 9.5/10 CHIP
Selling Price: $15,630
Date Sold: 04/23/2026
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Justin Wrobleski Bowman 1st Superfractor Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $15,200
Date Sold: 04/28/2026
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1990 TOPPS #414A FRANK THOMAS RC HOF NO NAME ON FRONT NNOF BGS 8
Selling Price: $15,011
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO 2024 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT PLATINUM ROOKIE RC AUTO 1/1 Q4244
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 04/28/2026
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2013 Bbm 1st Version #208 Shohei Ohtani Sports Card Mag. Promo PSA 9
Selling Price: $14,500
Date Sold: 04/23/2026
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1968 TOPPS #177 NOLAN RYAN RC METS HOF PSA 8
Selling Price: $14,200
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1958 TOPPS #150 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES HOF PSA 8
Selling Price: $13,802
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Gilded Shohei Ohtani Gold Storm #02/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,700
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire⚾️Pete Crow-Armstrong Padparadscha RC #1/1💥PSA 10💥
Selling Price: $13,650
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1986 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY #11T BARRY BONDS RC PIRATES PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,200
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2018 TOPPS DEFINITIVE SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC GOLD FRAMED ON CARD AUTO /30 PSA8
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1949 Bowman #50 Jackie Robinson PSA 5 HOF Rookie
Selling Price: $13,001
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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2023 Bowman Junior Caminero Chrome Auto Orange Refractor 1st #/25 Rays PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,950
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION SPORTS CARD MAGAZINE PROMO #206 SHOHEI OHTANI RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,700
Date Sold: 04/24/2026
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Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft 1st Blue Refractor RC AUTO 149/150 BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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1935 Diamond Stars Set-Break # 54 Hank Greenberg PSA 8.5 NM-MT+
Selling Price: $11,300
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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2018 NATIONAL TREASURE ROOKIE MATERIAL AUTO HOLO GOLD SHOHEI OHTANI RC /25 BGS 6
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2025 Bowman Kevin McGonigle Chrome Auto Black Refractor 1st #/10 Tigers PSA 9
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Shohei Ohtani Roki Sasaki Dual Rookie Patch Auto Jersey
Selling Price: $10,988
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP COLL #1-AR GAME-USED PATCH RELIC AUTO BLACK /10
Selling Price: $10,660
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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2020 Bowman Draft Jordan Walker Chrome Auto Red Refractor #/5 Cardinals PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,550
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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1964 Topps Stand-Up Hank Aaron PSA 9
Selling Price: $10,488
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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1941 PLAY BALL #71 JOE DiMAGGIO YANKEES HOF 4SC ELITE PSA 5
Selling Price: $10,423
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Gold Shimmer Refractor #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,385
Date Sold: 04/25/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLL #22-A AUTO BLACK FOIL AUTOGRAPH 9/10
Selling Price: $10,201
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP #TG-1 THE GAME POSTSEASON GU TRIPLE RELIC BLACK /10
Selling Price: $10,117
Date Sold: 04/27/2026
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2025 Bowman Sapphire Kevin McGonigle Chrome Auto Orange Refractor 1st /25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 04/26/2026
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Last month, we saw the 2020s continue to dominate our rundown of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during February of 2026, more than lapping the field.

Meanwhile, the twentieth century managed a very meager showing in our “standings,” with just nine cards combined from the 1950s (six listings), 1960s (two listings), and 1990s (one listing).

But what about March? With Spring Training wrapping up and Opening Day ushering in a new season, did the 2020s — and current players — dominate the raw-card market to an even greater extent than usual. Or did some older cards manage to push back into the limelight?

Let’s find out!

Here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay during March 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Lefty Takes on Christy

Last week, we saw Christy Mathewson crash our usual Shohei Ohtani party by nabbing the first slot in our list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay the previous week.

Not to be outdone by his mound-legend brethren, legendary lefthander Steve Carlton tops our roster this time around (full list at bottom of post). Not surprisingly, it’s Lefty’s 1965 Topps rookie card (in SGC 10 condition) that takes the honors.

There are plenty of Ohtani sightings starting with slot #2 and filling out a good portion of the remainder. But you’ll also find a couple Ken Griffey Jr. rookie cards, a smattering of other current players, and a few 1950s gems. Even as the new baseball season perks along, the top of the market offers some eye candy for collectors of any ilk.

Now, speaking of cardboard eye candy …

Checking in on Darryl Strawberry Baseball Cards

Earlier this month, we ran down the most expensive Darryl Strawberry baseball cards sold on eBay during March 2026 over on our YouTube channel:

Strawberry, of course, was one of the early stars of the 1980s hobby boom and turned the Topps Traded set into a true must-have at the end of each year, courtesy of his astounding run to the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

With his sweet left-handed swing, huge but lithe frame, and five-tool (at least!) baseball talents, it seemed like Strawberry could do anything … and was destined for greatness.

He did little to dissuade us from that notion over his first several seasons, and by the time the Mets won the 1986 World Series, Strawberry was one of the biggest stars in the game — definitely on a Hall of Fame trek. Add in the New York pedigree and the fact that he was a slugger (in addition to everything else) and you had the recipe for hobby fire.

Nothing is ever quite as simple as our baseball cards make it seem, though, and Strawberry ran into serious troubles on his way to Cooperstown. So serious that he’ll likely never end up on a plaque, but even so, he still maintains a strong collector base all these years later.

Given all that, I think it’s high time we give Straw’s cards the old before-and-after treatment.

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for Strawberry’s first ten cards — the 1983 Topps Traded plus base cards from 1984 through 1986 — from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 10 condition.

1983 Topps Traded Darryl Strawberry (#108T) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $600
2026 Value: $650
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 8

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1984 Topps Darryl Strawberry (#182) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $225
2026 Value: $350
Profit/loss: $125
% change: 56

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1984 Fleer Darryl Strawberry (#599) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $175
2026 Value: $275
Profit/loss: $100
% change: 57

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1984 Donruss Darryl Strawberry (#68) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $400
2026 Value: $400
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1985 Topps Darryl Strawberry (#470) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 33

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1985 Fleer Darryl Strawberry (#93) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $100
% change: 100

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1985 Donruss Darryl Strawberry (#312) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 67

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1986 Topps Darryl Strawberry (#80) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $300
2026 Value: $500
Profit/loss: $200
% change: 67

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1986 Fleer Darryl Strawberry (#96) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $135
2026 Value: $135
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1986 Donruss Darryl Strawberry (#197) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $250
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these cards showed a 28% increase over the last year or so. That’s a pretty solid number when you consider that Strawberry hasn’t hit even a single home run in the past 12 months. Or years, for that matter.

Of course, most of those gains come from a couple of cards, including the surprising 1986 Topps number. Why is that one, which pretty much qualifies as junk wax, so expensive … and gaining? It’s the partial black border, which makes “perfection” hard to come by and PSA 10s sell for a premium.

We’re also dealing with pretty small sample sizes here, as usual, so prices can fluctuate pretty widely from day to day, and from sale to sale. Still, Strawberry seems to be holding his own, and then some, in the card market even after all these years. And all his tribulations

Now for some cards whose new owners no doubt hope can say the same in a few decades …

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 16-22, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

1965 Topps Steve Carlton #477 (MBA Gold) - HOF Rookie RC - SGC 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $49,099
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP COLLECTION 1/1 FOILFRACTOR ON CARD AUTO SSP DODGERS
Selling Price: $41,189
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2017 Topps Transcendent Aaron Judge RC Rookie 1/1 BGS 10 w/ 10 ON CARD AUTO
Selling Price: $37,600
Date Sold: 04/21/2026
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2025 Topps Update MLB Debut Patch Auto RC Ben Rice #1/1 Yankees
Selling Price: $29,600
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Auto RC #BCRA-SO Angels Rookie
Selling Price: $27,200
Date Sold: 04/18/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI AARON JUDGE 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLLECTION DUAL AUTOGRAPH RED /5 SP
Selling Price: $25,464
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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1/1 AARON JUDGE BARRY BONDS 2025 TOPPS MVP WELCOME TO CLUB DUAL AUTO FOILFRACTOR
Selling Price: $25,401
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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POP 8!! 2013 BBM Fighters Shohei Ohtani F02A Holo Foil Pitching 17/50 PSA 9
Selling Price: $23,690
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2018 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Auto RC Rookie #FA-SO Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $22,100
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 9.5 2018 BOWMAN #49 ORANGE ROOKIE CARD RC 16/25 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $21,887
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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2024 Topps Aaron Judge Shohei Ohtani All Star Stitch Jersey Auto Red #/10 PSA 8
Selling Price: $21,580
Date Sold: 04/18/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2018 BOWMAN CHROME #1 ROOKIE RC CARRYING BAG VARIATION SSP
Selling Price: $20,988
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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JAMES WOOD 2025 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT ROOKIE MLB LOGOMAN PATCH RPA AUTO 1/1
Selling Price: $20,101
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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Mike Trout 2025 Topps Transcendent #MLBPA-MT MLB Logo Logoman GU Patch Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $19,886
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 9.5 2018 BOWMAN #49 GOLD ROOKIE CARD RC 31/50 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $19,850
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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James Tibbs III 2024 Bowman Chrome Draft SuperFractor Auto 1st RC 1/1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $19,351
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Refractor #1 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie /499 PSA 10
Selling Price: $19,100
Date Sold: 04/21/2026
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JUAN SOTO 2016 BOWMAN CHROME 1ST AUTOGRAPH TRUE GOLD REFRACTOR GEM MINT BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $18,989
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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1989 Upper Deck # 1 Ken Griffey Jr. Star Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT AUTO 10
Selling Price: $18,099
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Shohei Ohtani GAME-USED PATCH ON CARD AUTO 15/25 DODGERS
Selling Price: $17,989
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO 2024 TOPPS TRANSCENDENT PLATINUM ROOKIE RC AUTO 1/1 SSP
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE REFRACTOR ANGELS #1 GEM MINT BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $14,700
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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1952 Topps Jackie Robinson PSA 2.5 Great Color No Creases
Selling Price: $14,655
Date Sold: 04/22/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS NOW MLB MVP COLL GAME-USED RELIC PATCH AUTO RED /5
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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1986 Topps Traded Tiffany #11T Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,075
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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JACKIE ROBINSON PSA 8 2004 UD SP LEGENDARY CUTS #JR CUT SIGNATURE AUTOGRAPH 1/19
Selling Price: $13,925
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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AARON JUDGE BGS 9.5 2017 TOPPS CHROME UPDATE ROOKIE GOLD REFRACTOR RC AUTO 6/50
Selling Price: $13,850
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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2024 Topps 50/50 Shohei Ohtani Chrome Autographs #SO2-A Shohei Ohtani PSA 9
Selling Price: $13,405
Date Sold: 04/16/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Orange #/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 TOPPS ROOKIE HAND ON HELMET SSP PHOTO VARIATION RC PSA 9
Selling Price: $12,988
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Dual Patch Auto Shohei Ohtani Roki Sasaki 03/10 SSP HIT
Selling Price: $12,655
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Shohei Ohtani Game Used Patch Auto /10 Dodgers
Selling Price: $12,256
Date Sold: 04/16/2026
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2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLLECTION SHOHEI OHTANI PATCH AUTO BLACK /10 REDEMPTION
Selling Price: $12,188
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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ICHIRO SUZUKI 2024 TOPPS DIAMOND ICONS GU MLB LOGOMAN BATTER LOGO PATCH AUTO 1/1
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Star Rookie RC Auto #1 PSA 10 GEM MINT Auto 10
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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2018 TOPPS TRPL THRDS SHOHEI OHTANI #RA-SO ROOKIE AUTO 92 OF 99 PSA 10 GEM MT
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 04/21/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Icons Chrome Black Refractor Shohei Ohtani AUTO 07/10
Selling Price: $11,663
Date Sold: 04/16/2026
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2018 Topps Stadium Club #SCA-SO Shohei Ohtani Rookie / Auto / CGC 9 Mint
Selling Price: $11,401
Date Sold: 04/21/2026
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1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie RC #305 Giants PSA 2.5 MBA Silver Diamond
Selling Price: $11,353
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLLECTION PATCH AUTO BLACK FOIL #1-AR /10
Selling Price: $11,200
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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#d 1/1 Black Wave Superfractor Jordan Walker 2020 1st Bowman Chrome RC Auto
Selling Price: $10,918
Date Sold: 04/16/2026
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2013 Bowman Draft Chrome DP Refractor Aaron Judge RC Rookie BGS 9.5 w/ AUTO 10
Selling Price: $10,900
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Certified Auto Prism Refractor RC #150 BGS 9.5/9
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 04/19/2026
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1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Braves RC HOF PSA 7 - NM
Selling Price: $10,301
Date Sold: 04/21/2026
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1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Braves RC Rookie Card PSA 2 AUTO 10 PSA DNA Henry
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS NOW MVP COLL #22-A AUTO RED FOIL AUTOGRAPH 2/5 DODGERS
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 04/20/2026
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Last month, we saw young Macklin Celebrini continue to hold onto the top spot in our standings of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay during February 2026. The San Jose center finished well ahead of second-placer Wayne Gretzky, who rebounded from third the month before.

The rest of the top five looked pretty familiar: Connor McDavid, Connor Bedard, Sidney Crosby.

But how about March?

Did Celebrini hold the top spot for another month? Or did Gretzky, a Connor, or maybe even Alex Ovechkin storm back? And did any other new names make a splash in the market as the playoff races started to heat up?

Let’s get right to the answers with a look at the players who appear more than once on the list of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay in March 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Big Six Takes on All Comers

There are some amazing pitchers in the majors, some of them with a chance to finish among the all-time greats. And, of course, Shohei Ohtani has created his own version of “great pitcher” that continues to fascinate fans and hobbyists.

But none of those guys can hold a candle to the legendary Christy Mathewson when it comes to running down the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week. Take a look at the full list at the bottom of this post, and you’ll see what I mean right away.

Enjoy the view, too, because it’s not often Big Six or any of his contemporaries top the charts.

And speaking of legends we don’t hear from all that much these days, let’s go …

Checking in on 1984 Donruss Baseball Cards

It may not look all that impressive to modern collectors, but the 1984 Donruss issue set a new standard for photo quality, retail scarcity, and rookie card mania (thanks in large part to Don Mattingly).

Indeed, this thing was so monumental in helping shape the hobby boom of the 1980s that you could make a good argument that the modern market would look vastly different if 1984 Donruss never existed … or if it had been another ho-hum early Donruss issue.

Earlier this month, we ran down the most expensive 1984 Donruss cards sold on eBay during March 2026 over on our YouTube channel:

So now, with another season underway and another crop of possible breakout stars ready to take the hobby by storm, it seems like a good time to give this landmark set the old before-and-after treatment. After all, without Mattingly’s run to a batting title corresponding exactly with Donruss’ own breakout, Kevin McGonigle, Paul Skenes, Nick Kurtz, and all the other young market-shakers of today might not have found the hobby climes quite as hot.

What follows are approximate selling prices for the 12 (roughly) most valuable 1984 Donruss baseball cards, from both spring 2025 and spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 10 condition.

1984 Donruss Don Mattingly (#248) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $3500
2026 Value: $5500
Profit/loss: $2000
% change: 57

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1984 Donruss Darryl Strawberry (#68) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $400
2026 Value: $400
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1984 Donruss Rickey Henderson (#54) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $400
Profit/loss: $150
% change: 60

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1984 Donruss Joe Carter (#41) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $225
2026 Value: $350
Profit/loss: $125
% change: 56

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1984 Donruss Nolan Ryan (#60) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $200
2026 Value: $250
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 25

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1984 Donruss Tony Gwynn (#324) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $150
2026 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 33

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1984 Donruss Wade Boggs (#151) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $125
2026 Value: $200
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 60

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1984 Donruss Ryne Sandberg (#311) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 75

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1984 Donruss Pete Rose (#61) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 25

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1984 Donruss Cal Ripken Jr. (#106) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $115
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 15

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1984 Donruss George Brett (#53) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $125
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: -$25
% change: -20

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1984 Donruss Mike Schmidt (#183) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $75
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these cards showed a 34% increase over the last year or so. That’s a pretty hefty number when you consider that most of these players haven’t done much to change their historical importance in those 12 months.

The exceptions to that might be Sandberg, who passed away way too young last summer, and Rose, who’s no longer banned from the MLB.

Either way, those strong prices seem to indicate that enough collectors and investors still recognize 1984 Donruss as a blue-chip hobby staple tnot only keep up with the broader market, but to outpace it.

Even so, most of that big increase comes from Mattingly himself, whose rookie card now sells for more than 10 times what any other card from the set brings. We’re also dealing with pretty small sample sizes here, as usual, so prices can fluctuate pretty widely from day to day, and from sale to sale.

And this is all still just cardboard, with no real intrinsic value.

Now for some other cards whose new owners are hoping/praying/incantation-ing for similar long-term results, small samples or not …

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 9-15, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

1909 T206 Piedmont Christy Mathewson (White Cap) - HOF Registry - PSA 8 NM-MT
Selling Price: $51,655
Date Sold: 04/10/2026
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2013 BBM CROSSWIND-HOLO FOIL BOOK STORE SPECIAL #BS07 SHOHEI OHTAN PSA 10 POP 18
Selling Price: $29,200
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Refractor #1 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie /499 PSA 10
Selling Price: $27,700
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION #206 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $26,981
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Shohei Ohtani Aaron Judge #DPA-JO Dual Patch Auto 02/10
Selling Price: $26,767
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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Out of 499 - 2018 Bowman Chrome - Base Shohei Ohtani #1 Batting (RC)
Selling Price: $25,101
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Blue Refractor #150 Shohei Ohtani Pitching RC 86/150 PSA 10
Selling Price: $23,203
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2020 Bowman Bobby Witt Jr. Chrome Auto 1st Gold Refractor #/50 Royals BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $22,322
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle PSA Authentic Altered INCREDIBLE EYE APPEAL
Selling Price: $19,611
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2019 Panini Diamond Kings Shohei Ohtani Downtown SP #D1 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $19,500
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $19,463
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2023 Topps Dynasty Aaron Judge Victor Wembanyama Dual Patch Auto #/5 #DAPC-WJ
Selling Price: $19,450
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 Topps Transcendent Jpn. Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie 4/5 PSA 9 PSA/DNA 9 AUTO
Selling Price: $18,989
Date Sold: 04/14/2026
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1972 O-PEE-CHEE GARMAN/COOPER/FISK #79 RED SOX ROOKIES PSA 10
Selling Price: $18,977
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION #206 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $18,800
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Auto RC Blue Wave Refractor #/150 Angels
Selling Price: $18,161
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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#d 1/1 Black Wave Superfractor Jordan Walker 2020 1st Bowman Chrome RC Auto
Selling Price: $18,000
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2017 Topps Update '87 Birch Wood #87 Aaron Judge RC 1/1 BGS 9.5 w/ 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 9.5 2018 TOPPS CHROME RA-SO ROOKIE BLUE REFRACTOR AUTO /150 RC
Selling Price: $14,544
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2017 Topps Transcendent Topps History Aaron Judge RC 1/1 SGC 10 w/ 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $14,350
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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1952 Topps: #312 Jackie Robinson MBA 3 VG, Silver
Selling Price: $14,100
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2013 Konami BB Heroes Shohei Ohtani Ex. Ver 1 Super Rookie PSA 9 #007
Selling Price: $13,656
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 TOPPS HERITAGE REAL ONE AUTOS #SO SHOHEI OHTANI #/69 PSA 9 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $13,300
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLL GAME-USED RELIC PATCH AUTO BLACK /10
Selling Price: $12,700
Date Sold: 04/14/2026
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2025 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani #884A Red Foil Numbered 3/5 Relic Game Used Ball
Selling Price: $12,250
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2024 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto #/10 Angels
Selling Price: $12,224
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2019 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT AUTO ORANGE GUNNAR HENDERSON /25 BGS 9.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $12,169
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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Superfractor 2021 Bowman Chrome Gavin Williams RC Autograph PSA 9 Auto 10 #d 1/1
Selling Price: $11,877
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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1948 Leaf Set-Break # 79 Jackie Robinson MBA 2.5 GOOD+
Selling Price: $11,551
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI RONALD ACUNA PSA 2018 TOPPS NOW ROOKIE AWARD WINNER AUTO RED 01/10
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION STADIUM EVENT PROMO #SL07 SHOHEI OHTANI RC PINK WING PSA 9
Selling Price: $11,087
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2026 Topps Aaron Judge "All Kings" #1 *RARE LOW POP* Case Hit PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $10,603
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Collection Shohei Ohtani Auto #/25 Dodgers
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Auto RC Rookie #FA-SO Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $10,500
Date Sold: 04/15/2026
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1954 Topps Hank Aaron #128 PSA 6 EX-MT Rookie RC HOF Braves Centered
Selling Price: $10,406
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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1958 Topps Mickey Mantle #150 PSA Graded 8 Early Grade RARE LOOK!!!
Selling Price: $10,250
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2022 Topps Inception Shohei Ohtani Rookie and Emerging Stars Auto #/75 PSA 10/10
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 04/14/2026
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2026 Topps Series 1 - 1991 Topps Baseball Autographs Shohei Ohtani #91A-SO...
Selling Price: $9,900
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2018 Topps Clearly Authentic #CAA-SO Shohei Ohtani Rookie Auto PSA MINT 9
Selling Price: $9,850
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2001 TOPPS #497 BARRY BONDS GIANTS PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,847
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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2020 Topps Shohei Ohtani Baseball Stars Auto Platinum #1/1 Angels
Selling Price: $9,600
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2024 Topps Definitive Shohei Ohtani Framed Auto Collection #/15 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,211
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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1953 Topps - Mickey Mantle #82 PSA 7 oc
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani Alter Ego Super Heroes SP #AE-9 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,080
Date Sold: 04/14/2026
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2025 Diamond Icons Shohei Ohtani Auto 17/25 AC-SO jersey number match!
Selling Price: $8,988
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2025 Topps Transcendent Aaron Judge Derek Jeter Through the Years Dual Auto #1/1
Selling Price: $8,801
Date Sold: 04/14/2026
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2022 Topps Chrome Ben Baller Gold Refractor SHOHEI OHTANI Auto /50 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,157
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,103
Date Sold: 04/09/2026
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1953 Bowman Set-Break # 59 - Mickey Mantle SGC 6.5 EX NM+
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie RC #164 Pirates PSA 6
Selling Price: $7,902
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2012 Topps Chrome Atomic Refractors #196 Bryce Harper RC Rookie 03/10 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $7,877
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2024 TOPPS CHROME SAPPHIRE BLACK #500 SHOHEI OHTANI 8/10 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,850
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2016 Bowman Chrome Vladimir Guerrero Jr Prospect Auto Blue #/150 BGS 10 Pristine
Selling Price: $7,780
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2025 Topps Gilded Baseball #CGA-BW Bobby Witt Jr. Auto Superfractor 1/1 SSP BJMM
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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Aaron Judge 2013 Bowman Sterling Japan Fractor RC Auto 3/5 BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome UPD All-Star Games Variation Red Ref. 5/5 Shohei Ohtani PSA10
Selling Price: $7,518
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Dodgers MLB All-Star Game Red /5 Insert
Selling Price: $7,231
Date Sold: 04/12/2026
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2023 Bowman Junior Caminero Chrome Auto Red Lava Refractor 1st #/5 Rays
Selling Price: $7,211
Date Sold: 04/11/2026
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2001 Topps Chrome Traded Retrofractor Ichiro HOF Albert Pujols RC AUTOs PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani #150 Rookie Refractor Autograph PSA 9 Angels
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 04/13/2026
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Last month, we saw Michael Jordan climb back into firs place in our “standings” of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay in February of 2026, edging out rookie Cooper Flagg.

The rest of the Top 5 looked pretty familiar, with Lebron, Kobe, and Stephen Curry putting up their usual strong numbers.

But how about March? With the All-Star Game behind us and teams locking their sights on the playoffs, would on-court action dim Jordan’s hobby spotlight? And would Flagg’s continued strong play vault him back into the top position?

Let’s get right to the answers! Here are the players with the most showings among our list of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay during March 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Soft in the Middle

Once a month, we take a look at the most expensive raw baseball cards sold on eBay the previous month, and the trend is pretty clear, month after month — new cards take the lion’s share of that market, with old cards having a fighting chance.

The soft middle of the Junk Wax years, though? They hardly ever show up. Here’s last month’s report — it’s part of a paid subscription, but you can see the high-level overview for free.

All of which is to say that the rundown of the most expensive baseball cards — raw or otherwise — sold on eBay last week reminds me a lot of those raw-card deals. You’ll find tons of cards from the last couple of years, especially ones featuring Shohei Ohtani, and a decent selection of vintage stuff from the 1950s and before.

It's slim pickings if you’re looking for 1980s cards, though. Even 1990s or 2000s cards, for that matter. There’s just one dude, and one card, to carry the water for us in that regard — Barry Bonds.

You won’t find Barry in the 1982 Topps set, though his dad, Bobby, did make his final cardboard appearance there. Showing him in Cubbies blue, that elder Bonds career-capper won’t often find its way to the top of the set’s price chart, but these cards will…

Checking in on 1982 Topps Baseball Cards

Late last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1982 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

This set was one of the early drivers of the 1980s rookie card craze, thanks in large part to the multiplayer RC of Cal Ripken, Jr. But it wasn’t just the Orioles legend who spurred the “hockey stick” set to hobby stardom.

Indeed, at various points throughout the decade, the rookie cards of guys like Steve Sax, Chili Davis, Tim Wallach, Jesse Barfield, George Bell (as Jorge), Lee Smith, and several others from this set caught fire…or at least warmed up to a significant degree.

And, of course, the 1982 set was chock full of mid-to-late-career cards of all-time favorites like Rickey Henderson, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, George Brett, Johnny Bench, and plenty of others.

Given all that, how could we not take this opportunity to give this set the old before-and-after treatment?

What follows are approximate selling prices for the 12 (roughly) most valuable 1982 Topps baseball cards, from both spring 2025 and early 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

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1982 Topps Cal Ripken (#21) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $125
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1982 Topps Reggie Jackson (#300) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 67

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1982 Topps Nolan Ryan (#90) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 33

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1982 Topps Rickey Henderson (#610) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $65
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 54

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1982 Topps Lee Smith (#452) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $75
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 50

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1982 Topps Nolan Ryan (#5) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 40

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1982 Topps Mike Schmidt (#100) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1982 Topps Tom Seaver (#30) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1982 Topps Pete Rose (#780) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 43

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1982 Topps Johnny Bench (#400) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $30
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 50

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1982 Topps George Brett (#200) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $25
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1982 Topps Ozzie Smith (#95) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $15
2026 Value: $18
Profit/loss: $3
% change: 20

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Overall, these 12 cards saw about a 7% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s pretty much flat, which is about what you’d expect for a 44-year-old set that hasn’t had any big newsmakers for a long time.

There were, of course, some cards that showed bigger gains or losses, but keep in mind that there aren’t many of any of these that changed hands in any particular condition in any given month. Small sample sizes, in other words.

Still a fun set, though, even if it doesn’t give us a lot of market insight.

Now, here are some cards that can give us at least a bit of insight into the very top of the market…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for April 2-8, 2026

(Quick note — this list contains affiliate links to the original eBay listings.)

If you want to see updated 30-day market toppers anytime, we have a couple of resources over on WaxPackGods.com:

• Most expensive baseball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive football cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive basketball cards sold in the last 30 days

• Most expensive hockey cards sold in the last 30 days

Now, on with the show …

2025 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Shohei Ohtani Red Refractor #/5 Dodgers PSA 10
Selling Price: $30,800
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $23,100
Date Sold: 04/03/2026
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2018 Bowman's Best Of '18 Atomic RC Shohei Ohtani ROOKIE AUTO /25 #B18-SO
Selling Price: $22,500
Date Sold: 04/02/2026
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2018 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Auto RC Rookie #FA-SO Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $22,100
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $19,100
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2013 BBM Rookie Edition #PR07 Shohei Ohtani Pitching Promo RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs Ben Rice #RA-BR SuperFractor /1 (AU, RC)
Selling Price: $14,700
Date Sold: 04/03/2026
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1986 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY #11T BARRY BONDS RC PIRATES PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,900
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle PSA 1 HOF Rookie
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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2013 Bowman Chrome DP & Prospects Aaron Judge RC Rookie PSA 10 PSA/DNA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $12,250
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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1948 Leaf JACKIE ROBINSON #79 Rookie Card RC SGC 50 / 4 VG/EX
Selling Price: $12,155
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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1968 Topps Set-Break #177 Mets Rookies J.Koosman, N.Ryan PSA 8 NM-MT
Selling Price: $11,750
Date Sold: 04/02/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2023 Topps Inception Team Logo Patch Auto 1/2
Selling Price: $11,400
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Variation Green Refractor RC VAR #/99 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,200
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2024 Topps Dynasty Baseball- MICKEY MANTLE #DDRCS-MM-Relic Signature- 1/1-PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,200
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2018 Topps Clearly Authentic #CAA-SO Shohei Ohtani Rookie Auto PSA MINT 9
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani Alter Ego Super Heroes #AE-9 Dodgers
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 04/02/2026
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2025 Topps MVP Collection Shohei Ohtani #22-A Autographed-Red Foil PSA 9 4/5
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2019 BOWMAN'S BEST 1999 FRANCHISE FAVORITES AUTO 23/30
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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1956 Topps Set-Break #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA 7 NM
Selling Price: $9,865
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9 2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 ROOKIE CARD RC MINT JAPAN DODGERS
Selling Price: $9,700
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2013 BBM Shohei Ohtani Rookie RC #183 PSA 9
Selling Price: $9,429
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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2000 Fleer E-X Essential Credentials Now Red Ken Griffey Jr. #5 Reds SP/5 BGS 8
Selling Price: $9,400
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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AARON JUDGE BGS 10 PRISTINE 2013 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT PICK BCA-AJ ROOKIE AUTO RC
Selling Price: $9,312
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLLECTION BLACK ANGELS AUTO /10 Q2091
Selling Price: $9,275
Date Sold: 04/03/2026
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Houston Astros Game Day Experience Redemption 2026 Topps Series 1
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2021 Topps x Keith Shore Shohei Ohtani Auto Orange Foil #/5 Angels PSA 8
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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1953 Topps Set-Break #244 Willie Mays PSA 6 EX-MT
Selling Price: $8,688
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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2026 Topps Series 1 Shohei Ohtani Orange Foil - On Card Autograph - 5/25 91A-SO
Selling Price: $8,600
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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1939 PLAY BALL #92 TED WILLIAMS ROOKIE RC PSA 4
Selling Price: $8,410
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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1948 LEAF #79 JACKIE ROBINSON CGC 1.5
Selling Price: $8,244
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2018 Immaculate Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie Team Logo Sleeve Patch 1/5 PSA 7 NM
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2018 Panini Donruss Optic Shohei Ohtani Rated Rookie Auto RC #RRS-SO BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Orange Refractor /25 RC *Last Orange 9 Sold $24k
Selling Price: $8,088
Date Sold: 04/03/2026
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JESUS MADE PSA 10 2025 BOWMAN CHROME 1ST PROSPECT TRUE GOLD REFRACTOR AUTO 19/50
Selling Price: $7,900
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2018 Flawless Gold #1 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie Logo Patch 7/7 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,878
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2025 Bowman’s Best Shohei Ohtani/ Roki Sasaki Dual Auto Red /5 Redemption!
Selling Price: $7,700
Date Sold: 04/03/2026
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1949 BOWMAN #50 JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE RC PSA 2.5
Selling Price: $7,656
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2018 TOPPS CHROME 150 ROOKIE RC SP REFRACTOR RED JERSEY VAR
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2025 BOWMAN DRAFT CHROME PROSPECT AUTO ORANGE REFRACTOR ELI WILLITS 21/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome Jackson Chourio RC Home Field Advantage 1/1 TRUE ONE OF ONE🔥
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/02/2026
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2020 Topps Gold Label Shohei Ohtani Framed Auto Red #/5 Angels BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC SP Rookie VAR #150b Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2018 Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Retro '84 Shohei Ohtani RC BGS 9 w/ 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $7,399
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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2025 Topps Museum Collection Shohei Ohtani Atelier Auto Booklet #05/10 Dodgers
Selling Price: $7,388
Date Sold: 04/07/2026
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2025 Topps Sterling Shohei Ohtani Swings Auto Relics Bat Blue #/10 BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 04/04/2026
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2023 Bowman Roman Anthony Chrome Auto Gold Shimmer Refractor 1st #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 04/06/2026
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Mickey Mantle, 1954 Bowman #65, PSA 7. HOF. Free Shipping.
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 04/05/2026
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Last month, we saw Tom Brady continue to hold the top spot in our “standings,” while Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart made a leap toward the top, probably as a consequence of John Harbaugh taking over in New York. Dart landed tied for third with Drake Maye, both behind Brady and Patrick Mahomes, who rebounded to second.

Among mild other surprises, Shedeur Sanders showed up three times, while Super Bowl winner Sam Darnold surfaced just once.

But with the Big Game way in the rearview, and the NFL in its sleepiest season, March can be a whole different animal. Would Brady maintain his dominance, or maybe increase it, or would someone from among the younger crowd jump to the top … even in the midst of a slow news cycle?

And could vintage cards stage a comeback?

Only one way to find out!

Here, then, are the players who appear more than once on our list of the most expensive football cards sold on eBay during March 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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