Ohtani Versus the (Old) World

Take a look at the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), and you’ll see an epic battle. Specifically, there’s a run of really expensive Shohei Ohtani cards laced with an intertwining run of equally pricey vintage cards.

Mantle … Ohtani … Mantle … Ohtani … Ruth … Cobb … Ohtani … Jackie …

And on and on and on. It’s a pretty interesting dichotomy, spiced up by some truly eye-popping prices. Definitely worth a perusal, especially if you enjoy seeing some historic cardboard pop up here and there.

And, hey, speaking of historic cardboard, how’s about we go …

Checking in on 1984 Topps Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1984 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

This set was one of the drivers of the rookie card craze in the mid-1980s, and it was also driven along by that same craze. With the first base card of Darryl Strawberry, 1984 Topps came out of the gates swinging as collectors busted pack after pack looking for the Mets young slugger.

And then when Don Mattingly caught fire at the plate that summer, we (collectors) realized that the Yankees’ first baseman was also in the set. The chase was on, and it didn’t let up for the better part of a decade. Even today, with Mattingly and Strawberry outside of the Hall of Fame, their 1984 RCs are still hobby legends…if not quite the retirement vehicles we thought they’d be.

And, of course, the 1984 set was chock full of mid-to-late-career cards of all-time favorites like Rickey Henderson, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, George Brett, Wade Boggs, 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 10 (roughly) most valuable 1984 Topps baseball cards, from both late summer 2025 and late summer 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

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1984 Topps Don Mattingly (#8) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $110
2026 Value: $130
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 18

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1984 Topps Nolan Ryan (#470) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 133

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1984 Topps Darryl Strawberry (#182) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $35
2026 Value: $40
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 14

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1984 Topps Ryne Sandberg (#596) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 17

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1984 Topps Rickey Henderson (#230) - PSA 9

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

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1984 Topps Pete Rose (#300) - PSA 9

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

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1984 Topps Tony Gwynn (#251) - PSA 9

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

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1984 Topps Mike Schmidt (#700) - PSA 9

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

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1984 Topps Cal Ripken Jr. (#490) - PSA 9

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

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1984 Topps Wade Boggs (#30) - PSA 9

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

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Overall, these ten cards increased in selling price by more than 25% over the last year or so. That’s a pretty darn good return, though it may look a bit uninspiring compared to the fairly exploding overall market. Not bad for a 42-year-old set that hasn’t had any big newsmakers for a long time, though.

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 August 27-September 2, 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 …

1952 TOPPS #311 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES HOF 4SC ELITE PSA 3
Selling Price: $110,100
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 TOPPS HERITAGE REAL ONE RED INK SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE 63/69 BGS 9.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $105,200
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1952 TOPPS #311 MICKEY MANTLE YANKEES HOF SGC 1
Selling Price: $62,958
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 Topps Stadium Club Shohei Ohtani Auto RC Orange Rookie #/5 Angels BGS 9 10
Selling Price: $40,954
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #53 BABE RUTH YANKEES HOF PSA 4
Selling Price: $39,000
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1932 U.S. CARAMEL #14 TY COBB HOF 4SC ELITE MBA SILVER DIAMOND POP 1 SGC 8
Selling Price: $33,623
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 TOPPS DEFINITIVE ROOKIE AUTO PURPLE SHOHEI OHTANI RC /10 BGS 9.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $31,989
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1948 LEAF GUM CO. #79 JACKIE ROBINSON RC DODGERS HOF PWCC-A TOP 30% SGC 4
Selling Price: $30,750
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #144 BABE RUTH YANKEES HOF SGC 4
Selling Price: $30,201
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #253 MICKEY MANTLE RC YANKEES HOF SGC 4
Selling Price: $28,605
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #181 BABE RUTH YANKEES HOF PSA 4
Selling Price: $26,600
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #149 BABE RUTH YANKEES HOF SGC 4
Selling Price: $25,100
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 TOPPS NOW ROAD TO OPENING DAY RED SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE 10/10 BGS 9 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $24,356
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2018 TOPPS CHROME UPDATE #HMT32 ROOKIE REFRACTOR RC 10/250
Selling Price: $22,800
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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2013 BBM Japan Rookie Ed Original Shohei Ohtani Facsimile Sig BGS 9.5 MBA Gold
Selling Price: $21,800
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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1956 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 8 Gray Back #135
Selling Price: $21,101
Date Sold: 08/29/2026
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PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG BGS 10 2024 BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE AUTO ORANGE REFRACTOR 6/25
Selling Price: $21,100
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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JIMOTHY GOLD 1/1 Seattle Mariners
Selling Price: $20,100
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1986 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY BARRY BONDS ROOKIE RC #11T PSA 10 MBA SILVER DIAMOND
Selling Price: $18,600
Date Sold: 09/01/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9 2016 BBM CLASSIC #M02 3D MAGIC CARD RC MINT RARE 18/50
Selling Price: $17,600
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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1948 LEAF GUM CO. #79 JACKIE ROBINSON RC DODGERS HOF SGC 1.5
Selling Price: $15,755
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 TOPPS HIGH TEK SHOHEI OHTANI #PT-SO PORTRAITEK AUTO /75 RC ANGELS BGS 9
Selling Price: $15,655
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2023 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Silver #/5 Angels PSA 9 Auto 9
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #181 BABE RUTH PSA 1
Selling Price: $14,800
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1910 T206 SWEET CAPORAL VARIATION TY COBB SGC 4.5
Selling Price: $14,675
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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1954 TOPPS #128 HENRY HANK AARON RC BRAVES HOF SGC 6
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2018 Topps Museum Coll. SHOHEI OHTANI 3/199 Rookie RC Auto #AA-SO PSA 9 MBA Gold
Selling Price: $14,000
Date Sold: 08/27/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #160 LOU GEHRIG RC YANKEES HOF POP 13 SGC 4.5
Selling Price: $13,855
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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2024 Topps 50/50 Chrome Refractor #100 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers HR#50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,700
Date Sold: 08/31/2026
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1951 BOWMAN #305 WILLIE MAYS RC GIANTS HOF SGC 4.5
Selling Price: $13,405
Date Sold: 08/30/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 PANINI DONRUSS OPTIC RATED ROOKIE AUTO RC CAROLINA BLUE #/15
Selling Price: $13,385
Date Sold: 08/29/2026
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Not every month gives us five Mondays, but when we get the chance, that means we have an extra “meeting” here — why not use that extra time and real estate to look at the raw football card market? (Like we did in June.)

No reason I can think of, so at the bottom of this post, you’ll find the list of the most expensive raw football cards sold on eBay during July of 2026. But, as we do with baseball each month, we can look a bit deeper into these listings to see if we can find any patterns.

For example, how do old cards stack up against the modern issues when it comes to the raw market? Or do they stack up at all?

Well, here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw football cards sold on eBay during July 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Willie, Mickey, and the Duke

The list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (see bottom of post) looks pretty familiar — scads of Shohei Ohtani cards with a small but strong supporting cast of the game’s hottest stars.

But even among the glut of jaw-dropping numbers for cardboard produced in the last few years, a few giants from the past found a way to break through into the upper echelon … and one of them really was a Giant.

So, if you’re in the mood to do a little wading, push your way past the glitz and glamor of the new material below, and you’ll be rewarded with brief sightings of men with names like Mays, Mantle, Ryan, and even Cobb.

Now, speaking of glitz and glamor, it’s time we go …

Checking in on 1990 Topps Baseball Cards

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

The 1990 Topps set was no artistic masterpiece … unless it was. The colorful Ben-Day-dotted borders were designed to invoke memories of a comic book page. The concept was lost on me until someone explained it to me a few years ago, and this set made a lot more sense.

Suddenly, 1990 Topps was no longer a failed attempt at a 1975 Topps reboot, but a misplaced mashup of Jughead and Junk Wax. Either way, the set was a nose-thumb to the Upper Deck and the coming onslaught of premium cards that was changing the hobby.

Topp’s big, cheap packs and mushy-brown cardboard stood in stark contrast to the expense and understated glamour of UD and, later in the year, Leaf. The new Topps set was pretty much just another 1980s Topps set, only issued a few months later. Each card back did end with 1989 stats, though.

And, of course, by 1990, Topps and all the other companies were jamming generous amounts of rookie cards into each set. Some of the (eventual) big names you could pull that summer included Marquis Grissom, Frank Thomas, Sammy Sosa, Bernie Williams, Larry Walker, and Juan Gonzalez.

There were also popular cards of plenty of non-rookies, including Ken Griffey Jr., Nolan Ryan, Don Mattingly, Barry Bonds, and many others. Topps also pulled their old Hank Aaron and Pete Rose trick by dedicating the first several cards in their checklist to Nolan Ryan to celebrate his 5000th strikeout, which he had achieved in 1989.

In terms of hobby love, 1990 Topps had never been a true darling, but the cards still change hands plenty these days. The player selection listed above helps, as does the famous “No Name on Front” print defect that left a small number of Big Hurt rookie cards with, well, no name on the front.

Given all that, I think it’s about time we give this set the old before-and-after treatment, don’t you?

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the 15 (roughly) most valuable 1990 Topps baseball cards, from both summer of 2025 and summer of 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 10 condition. (Note that I haven’t included the Thomas error card here — legit copies of that one sell for many thousands, but they don’t sell often enough to establish solid year-to-year trends.)

1990 Topps Frank Thomas (NOF) (#414) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $175
2026 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1990 Topps Ken Griffey Jr. (#336) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $600
2026 Value: $1200
Profit/loss: $600
% change: 100

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1990 Topps Sammy Sosa (#692) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Topps Nolan Ryan (#1) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 67

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1990 Topps Larry Walker (#757) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: -$5
% change: -13

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1990 Topps Nolan Ryan (#4) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: -$15
% change: -25

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1990 Topps Bernie Williams (#701) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Topps Nolan Ryan (#2) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Topps Nolan Ryan (#5) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $70
2026 Value: $85
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 21

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1990 Topps Nolan Ryan (#3) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 17

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1990 Topps Bo Jackson (#300) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 100

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1990 Topps Deion Sanders (#6) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $80
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: -$20
% change: -25

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1990 Topps Don Mattingly (#200) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $65
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 44

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1990 Topps Barry Bonds (#220) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Topps Rickey Henderson (#450) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $55
2026 Value: $90
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 64

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Overall, these 15 cards saw about a 46% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s a pretty amazing return here in the post-pandemic-boom years, especially for a set with huge production numbers.

Even so, these gains come with the usual caveats…

Some cards showed bigger gains or losses than others, and 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 the very top of the heap). Small sample sizes, in other words. And point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those small samples.

On top of all that, most of the absolute gain in dollar value over the last year came from the Griffey second-year card itself. Its $600 bump represents over 80% of the total increase for the 15-card run.

It is interesting, though, that none of these cards lost value over the last twelve months (though some remained flat). Does that mean this “old” set can at least keep up with the wider market in the long term?

Probably, at least among the very top cards. But the fact that all this is cardboard, with no intrinsic value, hasn’t changed since a couple of paragraphs ago.

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

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for August 20-26, 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 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Silver Pack RC Gold Refractor #/50 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $29,700
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2023 Bowman Josue De Paula Chrome Auto Red Refractor 1st #/5 Dodgers SGC 10
Selling Price: $20,100
Date Sold: 08/25/2026
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Topps 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome Jacob Misiorowski Auto Gold /50 PSA 10 CDA-JMI
Selling Price: $18,200
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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1952 Bowman Set-Break #101 Mickey Mantle PSA 6.5 EX-MT+
Selling Price: $17,155
Date Sold: 08/22/2026
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1928 W502 #6 Babe Ruth New York Yankees HOF PSA 6 " MBA 6.5 GOLD DIAMOND "
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 08/25/2026
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2025 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME PLANETARY PURSUIT NEPTUNE #2 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 8
Selling Price: $16,200
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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GEORGE LOMBARD JR 2024 BOWMAN CHROME RC GOLD REFRACTOR AUTO #11/50 PSA 10 GEM 10
Selling Price: $13,600
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Platinum '55 City Variation Superfractor Sandy Koufax AUTO 1/1
Selling Price: $13,299
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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2018 Topps - 1983 Design Chrome Update Purple Shohei Ohtani 145 Batting 26/75
Selling Price: $13,277
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2026 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani CRYSTALLIZED GOLD /50 SSP Case Hit
Selling Price: $12,500
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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Topps 2026 Topps Chrome Aaron Judge #100 Yankees MLB PSA 10 Trading Card
Selling Price: $12,452
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2025 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME RED FLARE #56 SHOHEI OHTANI 1/5 PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,350
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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MICKEY MANTLE MBA 5 1952 BOWMAN BASEBALL #101 SILVER DIAMOND YANKEES HOF
Selling Price: $12,066
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 BOWMAN CHROME #1 BATTING ROOKIE REFRACTOR RC 392/499 ANGELS
Selling Price: $12,000
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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1947 Bond Bread Jackie Robinson Portrait Facsimile Auto Rookie (RC) PSA 1
Selling Price: $12,000
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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2025 TOPPS CHROME UPDATE ALTER EGOS SUPER HEROES #9 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 7
Selling Price: $11,971
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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1909-11 T206 Set-Break Ty Cobb Bat On Shoulder Piedmont PSA 4 VG-EX
Selling Price: $11,900
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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1968 Topps Baseball Nolan Ryan Rookie Card SGC 88 HOF Jerry Koosman
Selling Price: $11,601
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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2022 TOPPS CHROME BEN BALLER AUTO #SO SHOHEI OHTANI 20/25 PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $11,411
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2026 TOPPS CHROME ULTRAVIOLET #UV-1 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9
Selling Price: $11,300
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2025 TOPPS MLB MVP COLLECTION AUTO-RED FOIL #22-A SHOHEI OHTANI 4/5 PSA 9
Selling Price: $11,211
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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1971 Topps Set-Break #600 Willie Mays SGC 9 MINT
Selling Price: $11,211
Date Sold: 08/25/2026
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2022 Bowman Sapphire Joshua Baez Chrome Auto Padparadscha #1/1 Cardinals PSA 8
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2026 Topps Now CHROME /10 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers 300 HR #428 SUPER CLEAN
Selling Price: $11,000
Date Sold: 08/21/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Kade Anderson Chrome Auto Gold Ink 1st #/15 Mariners PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 08/25/2026
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2016 Bowman Chrome Autographs Juan Soto Bowman 1st Gold Refractor 36/50 (AU, RC)
Selling Price: $9,988
Date Sold: 08/22/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS MVP COLL #1-A AUTO BLACK FOIL '21 AL MVP 8/10
Selling Price: $9,902
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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2025 TOPPS CHROME #UVASO SHOHEI OHTANI 10/10 BGS 7.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $9,155
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2018 Donruss Rated Prospect Signature shohei ohtani #2/50.Becket 8.5 AUTO 10 🔥
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor X Fractor #/99 Angels
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 08/24/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME NEGATIVE REFRACTOR SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC SGC 9.5
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 08/23/2026
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2023 Bowman Roman Anthony Chrome Auto Orange Shimmer Refractor 1st #/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 08/21/2026
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1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie #128 PSA 5 Graded Milwaukee Braves Card
Selling Price: $8,378
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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1952 Red Man Set-Break # 15 Willie Mays PSA 8 NM-MT
Selling Price: $8,211
Date Sold: 08/25/2026
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Topps 2026 Series 1 Shohei Ohtani All Kings #AK-4 PSA 7 Dodgers MLB
Selling Price: $8,189
Date Sold: 08/20/2026
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2026 Topps Pristine Shohei Ohtani Popular Demand Pink Patch Auto 1/15
Selling Price: $8,001
Date Sold: 08/22/2026
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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 June of 2026, with only the 2010s hitting double digits in terms of number of listings among the other decades.

Meanwhile, the twentieth century continued to limp along, with just six overall showings. For the second month in a row, though, the 1990s contributed well, with three cards from the decade showing up. The 1950s chipped in the other three pasteboards from last century.

But what about July? With the All-Star Game and Hall of Fame Weekend providing a breather from the active season, did older cards find a crack to gain some momentum? Or did the looming trade deadline stir up new stories among newer cards to keep them perking in the market?

And did any players break out early in the second half and break in to the top of our standings?

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 July 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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A Piece of History … Times Two

Take a look at the top of the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post), and you’ll get a quick trip back in time. Back to another century, in fact.

Improbably, the top two slots on our list belong to 1999 Upper Deck … but with a twist. These are historical cards from a hobby standpoint — an early jersey card featuring Ken Griffey Jr. and one of the very first cards to include a hunk of baseball bat, featuring Ted Williams.

These weren’t quite opening salvos in the ever-escalating stakes involved in opening a pack of cards, but they sure did help move the runners along. And, hey, as long as we’re talking about UD and Junior …

Checking in on 1990 Upper Deck Baseball Cards

Recently, we took a look at recent top-selling 1990 Upper Deck baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

The 1990 Upper Deck set was the second in the company’s history and looked almost identical to the first in design. Specifically, the 1990s featured a very simple layout with a basepath motif on the top of the card, representing the path from first to second (considering that 1989 went home to first, and that 1991 went second to home).

The minimalistic design left plenty of space for big, high-quality photos and continued the trip around the bases that UD started in 1989 (home to first) and finished in 1991 (second to home). Why mess with success, right?

And the 1990 set also continued the trend of featuring top rookie cards. Some of the most popular pulls right off the bat included youngsters like Marquis Grissom, John Olerud, Juan Gonzalez, Ray Lankford, David Segui, and others. The set also featured Kevin Maas, who became a hobby sensation late in the season and Larry Walker … who became a Hall of Famer.

There were also popular cards of plenty of non-rookies, including Ken Griffey Jr., Nolan Ryan, Don Mattingly, Barry Bonds, and many others. And UD tried their luck with a football pic of Deion Sanders on his rookie card at #13.

The 1990 Upper Deck issue also kicked off insert mania with the 10-card Reggie Jackson Baseball Heroes set dropped randomly into High Series packs. Of course, it eventually became clear that UD had joined in the overproduction parade, and today 1990 cards aren’t too tough to come by, including those in top-notch condition.

Even so, these are great looking cards that hold plenty of collector appeal, Junk Wax Mylar or not.

Given all that, I think it’s about time we give this set the old before-and-after treatment, don’t you?

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

1990 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr. (#156) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $60
2026 Value: $150
Profit/loss: $90
% change: 150

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1990 Upper Deck Sammy Sosa (#17) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Upper Deck Deion Sanders (#13) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Upper Deck Larry Walker (#466) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Upper Deck Nolan Ryan (#544) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 50

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1990 Upper Deck Nolan Ryan 5000 Strikeouts (#34) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $20
% change: 50

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1990 Upper Deck Nolan Ryan (w/Stripe) (#734) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 50

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1990 Upper Deck Bo Jackson (#105) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $75
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 88

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1990 Upper Deck David Justice (#711) - PSA 10

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

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1990 Upper Deck Bo Jackson (#75) - PSA 10

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

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Overall, these ten cards saw about a 44% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s a pretty amazing return here in the post-pandemic-boom years, especially for a set with huge production numbers.

Even so, these gains come with the usual caveats…

Some cards showed bigger gains or losses than others, and 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 the very top of the heap). Small sample sizes, in other words. And point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those small samples.

On top of all that, most of the absolute gain in dollar value over the last year came from the Griffey second-year card itself. Its $90 bump represents fully half of the total increase for the 10-card run.

It is interesting, though, that none of these cards lost value over the last twelve months (though some remained flat). Does that mean this “old” set can at least keep up with the wider market in the long term?

Probably, at least among the very top cards. But the fact that all this is cardboard, with no intrinsic value, hasn’t changed since a couple of paragraphs ago.

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

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for August 13-19, 2026

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• 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…

1999 Upper Deck Game Jersey Ken Griffey Jr. GAME USED JERSEY AUTO 06/24 PSA 10
Selling Price: $85,733
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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1999 Upper Deck A Piece of History 500 Club Ted Williams BAT AUTO 7/9 PSA AUTH
Selling Price: $77,100
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2018 Topps Update Powder Blue #US285 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie 45/50 PSA 10 POP 3
Selling Price: $42,200
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Legend Auto Black Refractor /10 Redemption
Selling Price: $38,989
Date Sold: 08/13/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2026 TOPPS CHROME #UV-1 ULTRAVIOLET SSP DODGERS GEM RARE
Selling Price: $35,600
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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2000 Upper Deck Yankees Master Coll. Mystery Mickey Mantle BAT CUT AUTO 1/7
Selling Price: $23,433
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79 Brooklyn Dodgers RC HOF SGC 4 VG-EX
Selling Price: $23,200
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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2018 Topps Stadium Club Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie ON CARD AUTO PSA 10
Selling Price: $22,100
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2018 Topps Now Blue 1/49 Shohei Ohtani #32B BGS 9 MINT Rookie Auto RC
Selling Price: $20,100
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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1933 Goudey BABE RUTH #144 New York Yankees HOF ICONIC CARD PSA 2.5 GOOD+
Selling Price: $20,000
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2026 Topps All Kings #4 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers SSP CASE HIT PSA 9
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $16,200
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2024 TOPPS DYNASTY GAME-USED 4 COLOR PATCH AUTO 4/10 ANGELS
Selling Price: $15,989
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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2026 Bowman Patchwork #P7 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,151
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps On-Demand 3D #M-21 Motion Rookie RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,100
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2025 Topps Five Star Dual Auto Shohei Ohtani Yamamoto /10 Los Angeles Dodgers
Selling Price: $15,099
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 9 2018 BOWMAN CHROME #1 ROOKIE REFRACTOR RC BATTING 497/499
Selling Price: $14,877
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/30 Ty Cobb Green Portrait PSA 3
Selling Price: $14,855
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,500
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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Willie Mays RC PSA 1 Signed Auto 10 1952 Topps New York Giants #261 ROOKIE WOW!
Selling Price: $14,401
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2026 Topps Tribute Shohei Ohtani #PPA-SHO Prime Patch Auto Relic Red /5 Dodgers
Selling Price: $14,351
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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1954 Topps #128 Hank Henry Aaron PSA 6 RC Rookie AMAZING EYE APPEAL
Selling Price: $14,150
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani All Kings SSP #AK-4 Dodgers
Selling Price: $14,100
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,000
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Ultraviolet All-Stars Auto Black Refractor #/10
Selling Price: $13,400
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani Alter Ego Super Heroes SSP #AE-9 Dodgers
Selling Price: $13,001
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Gold Refractor 1st #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,902
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2018 TOPPS SHOHEI OHTANI GOLD PITCHING RC #700 PSA 10 GEM MINT POP 100 Rookie
Selling Price: $12,655
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2026 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani Real One Auto Special Edition Red Ink #/77
Selling Price: $12,600
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2026 BOWMAN CHROME CRYSTALLIZED #BWC-19 DODGERS PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $12,500
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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2018 Topps Archives Fan Favorites #FFASO Shohei Ohtani RC PSA 6 PSA/DNA 8 AUTO
Selling Price: $12,446
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2024 TOPPS CHROME #1 VARIATION ORANGE SPECKLE REFRACTOR /25
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Yordan Alvarez Auto 1st Gold Refractor #/50 Astros PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,000
Date Sold: 08/15/2026
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1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson Rookie #50 Baseball Card - HOF - Brooklyn Dodgers
Selling Price: $11,942
Date Sold: 08/13/2026
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George Lombard Jr 2024 Bowmans Best of 2024 Superfractor Auto 1/1 #B24GL
Selling Price: $11,600
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2024 TOPPS CHROME 50/50 #100 HR #50 GREEN REFRACTOR /99 GEM
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2025 TOPPS TOKYO SERIES TAKASHI MURAKAMI #1 GOLD FOIL 30/50
Selling Price: $11,067
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2024 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME 196 ORANGE GALACTIC REFRACTOR 9/25
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2026 Topps Tribute To Threads Patch Auto Pink /10 REDEMPTION
Selling Price: $10,600
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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1949 BOWMAN #50 JACKIE ROBINSON DODGERS HOF PSA 3
Selling Price: $10,300
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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2026 Bowman Chrome Crystallized #BWC19 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers SSP PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $10,200
Date Sold: 08/18/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2025 TOPPS TOKYO SERIES TAKASHI MURAKAMI 25 GOLD FOIL 23/50
Selling Price: $10,167
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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1947 BOND BREAD JACKIE ROBINSON PORTRAIT, FACSIMILE AUTO JACKIE ROBINSON PSA 1
Selling Price: $10,153
Date Sold: 08/14/2026
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1999 Fleer Mystique Ken Griffey Jr. Established /100 PSA 8
Selling Price: $10,090
Date Sold: 08/17/2026
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2025 Bowman Chrome Paul Skenes BGP-PS Garbage Pail Kids Auto Case Hit PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,000
Date Sold: 08/16/2026
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Last month, we saw young Mathew Schaefer join Macklin Celebrini in the runner-up slot(s) to Wayne Gretzky at the top of our “standings” of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay during June 2026. Schaefer was fresh off winning the Calder Memorial Trophy for the Islanders as the NHL’s top rookie.

But the bigger news in the hockey world was that the Hurricanes had just put away the Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup, sending the ice into the dark for the summer. None of the playoff heroes made it onto our list, though, and that included Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jordan Staal.

What about July, though? With the NHL plunging into its offseason, would the lack of on-ice action give Gretzky and even more commanding presence in the hobby? Or could Schaefer continue his push toward the top? Or would Celebrini — or another current player — topple the applecart?

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 July 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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The Next (Two) Babe Ruth(s)

Ever since Babe Ruth was doing Babe Ruth things 100 years and more ago, baseball has been searching for “The Next Babe Ruth.” Many, many men have worn that thorny, unofficial crown over the years, as well as adjacent titles, like “The Next Mickey Mantle.”

Well, three of those lines converged at the top of the card market in recent years, as Ruth, Mike Trout, and Shohei Ohtani swept the top three spots in the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week. Trout was the next “anybody you want” for years … Ohtani is actually doing Ruthian things (and others) … and Ruth was, well, Ruth.

There are plenty of other cards in the list (bottom of post), but when you start out with a triumverant like that, you know it’s going to be quite a ride. And now let’s hear from a guy who could also give fans, baseballs, and baseball cards a ride …

Checking in on Reggie Jackson Baseball Cards

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

After a truncated rookie season in 1967 (just 35 games), Reggie took up his role as a baseball sensation at 22 years of age in 1968 when he hit 29 home runs in 154 games.

It was only up from there for the self-proclaimed “straw that stirs the drink,” starting with 47 home runs in 1969 and followed with an early version of Mr. October as his A’s won three World Series from 1972 through 1974.

Along the way, Reggie won the 1973 American League MVP award and built himself into one of the biggest stars in the game. Signing as a free agent with the New York Yankees seemed like some sort of diamond destiny: the glitziest player landing with the richest team.

In the Bronx, of course, Reggie’s mystique took on a whole new sheen as he led the Bombers to two straight titles, smacked three home runs in a single World Series game, fronted a candy bar named after him, and even spiced up manager Billy Martin’s already fiery temper.

And, when all was said and done at the end of his career in 1987, Reggie was a 563-homer Hall of Fame lock.

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

What follows, then, is a rundown of eleven early Reggie cards, ranging from 1969 and all through the 1970s. For each card, I found the approximate selling price for copies in the most common graded condition (according to the PSA Population Report) from both summer 2025 and summer 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool), then looked at the difference.

Here is the tale of the tape…

1969 Topps Reggie Jackson (#260) - PSA 7

2025 Value: $1000
2026 Value: $1500
Profit/loss: $500
% change: 50

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1970 Topps Reggie Jackson (#140) - PSA 7

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

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1971 Topps Reggie Jackson (#20) - PSA 7

2025 Value: $500
2026 Value: $600
Profit/loss: $100
% change: 20

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1972 Topps Reggie Jackson (#435) - PSA 8

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

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1973 Topps Reggie Jackson (#255) - PSA 8

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

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1974 Topps Reggie Jackson (#130) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $135
2026 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 30

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1975 Topps Reggie Jackson (#300) - PSA 8

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

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1976 Topps Reggie Jackson (#500) - PSA

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $150
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 100

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1977 Topps Reggie Jackson (#10) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $85
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 18

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1978 Topps Reggie Jackson (#200) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $65
2026 Value: $95
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 46

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1979 Topps Reggie Jackson (#700) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: -$5
% change: -13

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Overall, these eleven cards increased in selling price (based on our limited sample sizes) by about 38% over the last year. That’s a pretty solid performance, boosted by a booming overall market and slightly less booming — though still healthy — vintage market. There are mostly “up arrows” in that list up there, with just one “loser” and one other flatliner.

The vaunted Reggie rookie carried most of the load in terms of absolute dollar gains, jumping by about $500 for copies in PSA 7 condition over the last year.

And, like other players we’ve looked at recently, Reggie hasn’t been in the news really at all in the last year, so there’s been no impetus to move his cards forward. In the long term, though?

Well, Reggie has 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 course of decades.

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 August 6-12, 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 Topps Chrome Prism Refractor 150 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie Black Label BGS 10
Selling Price: $41,100
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1933 Goudey: #149 Babe Ruth MBA 3 VG, Silver
Selling Price: $26,225
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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2009 BOWMAN CHROME DRAFT PICKS MIKE TROUT GOLD REFRACTOR AUTO /50 PSA 8 AL2
Selling Price: $20,100
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2018 TOPPS HERITAGE CHROME BLACK REFRACTOR /69 #THC600 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $18,689
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1909-11 T206 Cy Young Portrait - PSA 6 (EX-MT) - Sweet Caporal 150/30 back
Selling Price: $18,101
Date Sold: 08/06/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $18,018
Date Sold: 08/06/2026
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2022 TOPPS LUMINARIES HOME RUN KINGS AUTO RED SHOHEI OHTANI 8/10 PSA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $16,600
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $16,599
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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2002 UPPER DECK SWEET SPOT ROBERTO CLEMENTE 1/1 GAME USED BAT BARREL PIRATES AL2
Selling Price: $16,200
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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Ken Griffey Jr. 2026 Donruss Elite Seattle Kaboom Gold 10/10 Bookend!!! SSP
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1968 Topps #177 Nolan Ryan Koosman RC Rookie PSA 8 NM-MT 09020485
Selling Price: $15,178
Date Sold: 08/07/2026
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2023 Topps Definitive Shohei Ohtani Defining Images Auto #DIA-SO PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,100
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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1952 Topps: #312 Jackie Robinson MBA 2 GOOD
Selling Price: $14,900
Date Sold: 08/08/2026
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2024 Bowman 1st Edition Chrome Prospects Autographs George Lombard Jr. Red 3/5
Selling Price: $14,366
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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Panini 2018 Donruss Optic Shohei Ohtani Rated Rookie Auto Red/Red RRS-SO 14/17
Selling Price: $14,099
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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2024 Bowman Chrome 1st Auto TRUE GOLD /50 - George Lombard Jr. PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,500
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1933 Goudey: # 92 Lou Gehrig MBA 3 VG, Silver
Selling Price: $13,211
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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2025 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Shohei Ohtani Gold Refractor /10 Auto #SCCA-SO
Selling Price: $12,446
Date Sold: 08/09/2026
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2019 topps transcendent shohei ohtani auto gold frame /25
Selling Price: $12,301
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1948 JACKIE ROBINSON Swell Sport Thrill Dramatic Debut #3 PSA 4
Selling Price: $11,347
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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2009 bowman Chrome DP & Prospects Mike Trout RC Rookie PSA 10 PSA/DNA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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1952 Topps: #261 Willie Mays MBA 3 VG
Selling Price: $11,000
Date Sold: 08/08/2026
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2017 Topps Finest Aaron Judge Auto RC Blue Refractor #/150 Yankees PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,875
Date Sold: 08/11/2026
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2026 Topps Jacob Misiorowski All Aces RC SSP #AA-5 Brewers PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $10,797
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Baseball 🔥 Tie-Dye 🔥 Munetaka Murakami First On Print 1/2🔥
Selling Price: $10,250
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Ultra Violet UV-1 SSP Dodgers RARE
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 08/08/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2021 TOPPS NOW ROAD TO OPENING DAY ON CARD AUTO GEM 33/99
Selling Price: $10,099
Date Sold: 08/10/2026
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Last month, we saw Michael Jordan expand his dominance at the top of our “standings” of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay in June, more than doubling up second-placer Victor Wembanyama. His Airness was so dominant, in fact, that only four other players beyond Jordan and Wemby showed up even twice.

But how about July? With the Knicks still riding high on their championship vibes and camps still months in the distance, was there anyone who could make a dent in Jordan’s dominance? Would Finals MVP Jalen Brunson see a further uptick in activity on his cards (he appeared twice on the list last month)? Or would it just be business as usual at the top of the hoops market?

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 July 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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For Old Times’ Sake

Weaving and bobbing among all the Shohei Ohtani listings in the rundown of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (see bottom of post), you’ll find plenty of old-time favorites, too. Indeed, with cards from the 1900s, 1930s, 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s, the entire list has a distinctive vintage feel to it.

Take a look for yourself, enjoy the tiptoe through the time-machine tulips, and buckle up for more as we go …

Checking in on 1987 Topps Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1987 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

By the spring of 1987, Topps had lost a fair amount of ground to Fleer and Donruss, if not so much in actual retail sales, then definitely in its reputation with collectors. While both of the upstarts, who first entered the market proper in 1981, continued to revamp their designs and were starting to dig in hard to the hobby’s rookie card mania, Topps felt a bit stale in the middle of the decade.

The 1985 and 1986 sets, in particular, were a bit boring — to many collectors, at least — in terms of design when compared to their Fleer and Donruss counterparts. And, with no specific rookie vehicle to compete with Major League Prospect and Rated Rookie cards, Topps completely whiffed on most of the big rookie cards that the other companies wheeled out in 1986: Jose Canseco, Fred McGriff, Cory Snyder, Andres Galarraga.

Well, Topps read the signs and the collective collector ho-hum in 1986 and did something about it.

When the 1987 Topps set debuted, it was an immediate love-it-or-hate-it proposition. Wood borders on a baseball card set?

Heck, yeah! And those with a sense of hobby history recognized the nod to 1962 Topps, for better or worse. Nearly every collector had a strong reaction one way or the other — the woodies were either the greatest thing since sliced bubble gum or the worst thing since wax stains.

Regardless of your feelings about cardboard splinters, though, there was no denying that 1987 Topps upped the company’s rookie-card game. Not only did the beloved Topps All-Star Rookie trophy return to the front of some cards, but a new Future Stars (FS) banner paved the way for a stronger focus on RCs in general.

And, boy, did Topps take to that highway with verve!

Beyond the trophy and FS cards, the 1987 Topps set joined rookie cards into every nook and cranny, standing toe-to-toe with Fleer and, especially, Donruss in terms of first-year chase cards.

Big pulls right away included Wally Joyner, Canseco, and Snyder, with others soon joining the fray: Mark McGwire, Bo Jackson, Benito Santiago, Mike Greenwell, Barry Larkin, Will Clark, and seemingly hundreds of others.

Those rookies and the perception of scarcity kept 1987 Topps selling like hotcakes, or at least like hashbrowns, for years before some of the players started to take on a tarnish, and before we realized the cards were more common than dead Sea-Monkeys.

Even so, other players emerged over the years to boost the set even more — Doug Drabek, Kevin Mitchell, John Kruk, Barry Bonds, etc.

Today, 1987 Topps remains one of the most loaded sets of all time from a rookie-card perspective, and, of course, it’s also fully-packed with the mid- and late-career stars of the day.

Given all that, I think it’s about time we give this set the old before-and-after treatment, don’t you?

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the 10 (roughly) most valuable 1987 Topps baseball cards, from both summer 2025 and late 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

1987 Topps Barry Bonds (#320) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 50

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1987 Topps Bo Jackson (#170) - PSA 9

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

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1987 Topps Nolan Ryan (#757) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $17
2026 Value: $28
Profit/loss: $11
% change: 65

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1987 Topps Pete Rose (#200) - PSA 9

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

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1987 Topps Rickey Henderson (#735) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $18
2026 Value: $24
Profit/loss: $6
% change: 33

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1987 Topps Jose Canseco (#620) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $22
2026 Value: $25
Profit/loss: $3
% change: 14

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1987 Topps Barry Larkin (#648) - PSA 9

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

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1987 Topps Don Mattingly (#500) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $18
2026 Value: $19
Profit/loss: $1
% change: 6

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1987 Topps Mark McGwire (#366) - PSA 9

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

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1987 Topps Will Clark (#420) - PSA 9

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

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Overall, these 10 cards saw about a 23% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so, a good return, but not all that surprising here in 2026, when the hobby in general seems to be booming again. Still, not much has happened in the last year to specifically boost these 1987 Topps cards, so those are some solid jumps.

Even so, these gains come with the usual caveats…

Some cards showed bigger gains or losses than others, and 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 the very top of the heap). Small sample sizes, in other words. And point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those small samples.

Even so, it’s worth noting that none of the cards above went down in value, though a few just maintained their dollar levels from year to year. Some others, though, made big strides.

The big winners among all of the names above were Bonds and Ryan, who both posted at least 50% and double-digit-dollar gains. Ryan is the ultimate hobby blue-chipper, and Bonds is always good for a debate when the subject of the Hall of Fame comes up — we haven’t heard the last of either, no doubt.

Moving forward, though, can 1987 Topps, with all its big rookie cards and divisive borders, keep up with the wider card market moving forward?

Probably, at least among the very top cards. I wouldn’t necessarily expect another 23% return anytime soon, though. And the fact remains that this is all just cardboard, with no intrinsic value.

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

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for July 30-August 5, 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…

1999 SKYBOX METAL UNIVERSE PRECIOUS METAL GEMS #95 KEN GRIFFEY JR. 45/50 PSA 5
Selling Price: $38,660
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Donruss Optic Black #176 Shohei Ohtani Pitching RC Rated Rookie /25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $30,200
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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1985 TOPPS TIFFANY #536 KIRBY PUCKETT PSA 6 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $28,599
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2018 TOPPS #WSE-4 CHROME ROOKIE PLAYER WORN RELIC RC GEM
Selling Price: $24,875
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2025 Topps Definitive Yamamoto Roki Sasaki Shohei Ohtani Trio Auto Black RC #/10
Selling Price: $22,651
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2019 Topps Heritage SHOHEI OHTANI #ROA-SO Real One On Card Auto PSA 10 GEM MINT!
Selling Price: $22,101
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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1999 UPPER DECK CHOICE STARQUEST GOLD #SQ1 KEN GRIFFEY JR. #/100 PSA 7
Selling Price: $18,655
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2025 Dynasty Shohei Ohtani 4/5 Horizontal Angels - Hard To Find - 3 Color Patch
Selling Price: $16,989
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Heritage Chrome #THC-600 Refractor RC 303/569 PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Donruss Optic Gold #176 Shohei Ontahi Pitching RC Rated Rookie /10 PSA 8
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #/499 Angels
Selling Price: $14,500
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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1939 Play Ball: # 92 Ted Williams MBA 5 EX, Silver
Selling Price: $14,214
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2026 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Anime SSP #BA-26 JPN PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $14,169
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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Willie Mays RC PSA 1 Signed Auto 10 1952 Topps New York Giants #261 ROOKIE WOW!
Selling Price: $14,000
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Pete Crow-Armstrong Image Variation Superfractor 1/1 SSP
Selling Price: $13,409
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2025 Topps Golden Mirror Image Variations #400 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $13,200
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2026 TOPPS CHROME REDEMPTION GOLD LOGOMAN PATCH TARIK SKUBAL 2025 CY YOUNG
Selling Price: $12,600
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2025 Bowman's Best Shohei Ohtani Performance Auto Mini Diamond Refractor #/25
Selling Price: $12,100
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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1954 Topps Set-Break #128 Henry Aaron PSA 6 EX-MT
Selling Price: $11,861
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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Topps Chrome Baseball 2026 Shohei Ohtani Case Hit Ultraviolet SSP
Selling Price: $11,800
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC BGS 10 PRISTINE
Selling Price: $11,700
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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2026 Bowman Andrew Fischer Chrome Auto Red Refractor 1st Prospect #/5 Brewers
Selling Price: $11,599
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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Aaron Judge 2026 Bowman Chrome #BWC-8 Red Refractor Crystallized SSP 3/5 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,333
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Topps Archives Fan Favorites #FFASO Shohei Ohtani RC PSA 6 PSA/DNA 8 AUTO
Selling Price: $11,000
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2023 Bowman Roman Anthony Chrome Auto Orange Shimmer Refractor 1st #/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,000
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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2023 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME EXTRATERRESTRIAL TALENT AUTO SHOHEI OHTANI 28/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,352
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2025 Definitive Mattingly Reggie Jackson Aaron Judge Derek Jeter Quad Auto #/5
Selling Price: $10,300
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2018 TOPPS NOW DUAL AUTO #AW3A SHOHEI OHTANI/RONALD ACUNA JR. RC /99 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 07/31/2026
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1954 Topps: #128 Hank Aaron MBA 5 EX
Selling Price: $10,033
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2026 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Ultraviolet SSP🔥🔥🔥
Selling Price: $9,800
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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1953 Topps Set-Break # 82 Mickey Mantle PSA 3 VG, MBA Gold 3.5
Selling Price: $9,600
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Prism Refractor #150 Angels BGS 10 PRISTINE
Selling Price: $9,500
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2018 Topps Cyber Weekend Promo #2 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,350
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2026 Topps Chrome Ultra Violet - SSP - Case Hit - LA Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,200
Date Sold: 07/31/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani All Kings SSP #AK-4 Dodgers
Selling Price: $9,150
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2018 Panini Flawless Shohei Ohtani Signatures Rookie Auto RC #/25 Angels PSA 8
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2026 TOPPS CHROME WORLD SERIES CHAMPS SUPERFRACTOR 1/1 Q2323
Selling Price: $8,988
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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Jacob Misiorowski RC 2026 Topps All Aces #5 SSP PSA 10 Gem Mint Holy
Selling Price: $8,951
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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Shohei Ohtani SSP 2026 Topps Chrome #1 Dodgers Image Variation - GEM MT TQ11
Selling Price: $8,900
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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2026 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Headliners SP #HL-2 Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,824
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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1959 Topps Baseball RICHIE ASHBURN #300 Phillies HoF PSA 9 MINT TOP SET!
Selling Price: $8,721
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Bryce Harper Aaron Judge Mike Trout Triple Patch Auto #/5
Selling Price: $8,705
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2026 Finest Moments Autographs #FMASO Shohei Ohtani AUTO EXCH DODGERS
Selling Price: $8,600
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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1959 Topps Baseball BOB GIBSON RC Rookie #514 HoF PSA 8 NM-MT TOP SET!
Selling Price: $8,544
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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Topps 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto Roman Anthony CPA-RA Gold /50 RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,401
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2020 BOWMAN CHROME PROSPECT AUTO #CPABWJ BOBBY WITT JR. 20/75 PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $8,250
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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Upper Deck 1993 SP Premier Prospects Derek Jeter #279 Foil PSA 9 Yankees
Selling Price: $8,201
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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Henry Hank Aaron 1954 Topps #128 Rookie RC PSA 5 EX
Selling Price: $7,969
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION SPORTS CARD MAGAZINE PROMO #208 SHOHEI OHTANI RC PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,889
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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1983 O-Pee-Chee Ryne Sandberg Rookie RC #83 Cubs BGS 10 PRISTINE
Selling Price: $7,755
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Card - Batting #1 - Angels - PSA 10 - NR
Selling Price: $7,753
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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1952 Topps #312 Jackie Robinson PSA Authentic Altered
Selling Price: $7,600
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2018 TOPPS HERITAGE CHROME #600 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC #/999 PSA 10 SP
Selling Price: $7,449
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,401
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Kade Anderson Chrome Auto Red Lava Refractor 1st #/5 Mariners
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2020 Bowman Draft Chrome Gold Refractor Jordan Walker RC Rookie AUTO /50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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1956 Topps Set-Break #135 - Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA 5.5 EX+, MBA Gold 6
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome - Base Shohei Ohtani #1 Batting (RC) PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome - Base Shohei Ohtani #1 Batting (RC) PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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1909-11 E90-1 American Caramel: Ty Cobb MBA 3 VG
Selling Price: $7,199
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Pink Refractor #150 Shohei Ohtani Pitching RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,188
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2025 Topps Celebration Big Head Variation #1 Shohei Ohtani Dodgers SSP PSA 10 🔥
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/31/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome - Shohei Ohtani #150 Prism Refractor (RC)
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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1999 Topps Finest Ken Griffey Jr. Gold Refractor #/100 Mariners PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 08/04/2026
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Topps 2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Refractor #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,002
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2024 Bowman Shohei Ohtani 55 Anime SSP #BA-2 Dodgers PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,900
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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2013 BBM Shohei Ohtani Rookie RC #183 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,811
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2019 Topps Triple Threads SHOHEI OHTANI 35/35 Patch Auto Onyx #RFPAR-SO PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,800
Date Sold: 07/30/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,750
Date Sold: 08/01/2026
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1909-11 T206 Set-Break Ty Cobb (Portrait-Red) Sovereign SGC 2 GD
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 08/02/2026
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2024 TOPPS DYNASTY PAUL SKENES GAME USED PATCH AUTO ROOKIE SILVER RC #D 1/5
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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2018 Leaf Special Exclusive Edition RC Shohei Ohtani #FL-01 RC #2/17 Auto Rare
Selling Price: $6,578
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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1909 T206 Ty Cobb Bat Off Shoulder PSA 3 VG 03063316
Selling Price: $6,208
Date Sold: 08/03/2026
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Last month, we saw Tom Brady tighten his grip on the top spot in our “standings” of expensive football cards sold on eBay, maintaining a nearly three-fold advantage over second-placer Patrick Mahomes in June!

Brady also grabbed a solid 40% of our total slots, leaving little room for anyone beyond our top two to make much noise. In fact, Walter Payton landed in third place with six showings. The rest of the top of the list was mostly what you’d expect — current quarterbacks, albeit with just a few big sales each in June.

But with NFL news starting to percolate a bit more and training camps opening in July, would any current-player news cause ripples in the card market? A late free agent signing or team-building trade maybe?

Or would someone from among the younger crowd jump to the top, or at least make a strong push in that direction? And could any other retired players join Brady and Payton (and Peyton 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 July 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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GOAT Sighting!

You may not think of Don Mattingly as a Hall of Famer, and indeed, he’s not, at least not to this point. You may also not think of Mattingly’s 1984 rookie cards as anything all that special, but the truth is, the modern hobby wouldn’t exist — not in anything close to its current form, anyway — without Donnie Baseball’s breakout season and ensuing rookie card mania.

That’s especially true for his 1984 Donruss RC, which flipped the hobby on its head, and pretty much left it there. You can read more about The Hit Man’s cardboard impact in this Wax Pack Gods post, and you can get an idea of what that seminal rookie card of his is up to these days by perusing the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (bottom of post).

And, hey, speaking of young men who shook up the hobby, let’s go …

Checking in on 1981 Topps Baseball Cards

Earlier this month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1981 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

No matter what you think of the 1981 set in terms of design or player selection, there’s no question that it’s a historic issue.

How so?

Well, this was the very first Topps set issued after their 25-year monopoly fell at the hands of long-running legal action that finally went Fleer’s way in 1980. The next year — 1981, that is — both Donruss and Fleer produced full sets of current-player baseball cards. It was the first time Topps had faced real competition since Bowman issued their last set in 1955.

The newcomers brought some advantages, including brighter white card stock and a solo rookie card of Fernando Valenzuela (Fleer only, and misspelled) and multiple cards of many stars. But there’s no doubt Topps won the quality battle, with generally solid (if dark) photography and the only one of the three sets not riddled with errors. And their brown mush card stock was at least thicker and sturdier than Donruss’ toilet-paper offering.

Against that background, I thought now would be as good a time as any to give 1981 Topps the old before-and-after treatment.

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the ten (roughly) most valuable 1981 Topps baseball cards, from both summer of 2025 and summer of 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

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1981 Topps Nolan Ryan (#240) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $200
2026 Value: $550
Profit/loss: $350
% change: 175

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1981 Topps Dodgers Future Stars (#302) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $300
2026 Value: $425
Profit/loss: $125
% change: 42

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1981 Topps Kirk Gibson (#315) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $175
2026 Value: $250
Profit/loss: $75
% change: 43

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1981 Topps Johnny Bench (#600) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $175
2026 Value: $185
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 6

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1981 Topps Rickey Henderson (#261) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $115
2026 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $60
% change: 52

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1981 Topps Reggie Jackson (#400) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $70
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $55
% change: 79

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1981 Topps Pete Rose (#180) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $105
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 40

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1981 Topps Harold Baines (#347) - PSA 9

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

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1981 Topps Expos Future Stars (#479) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $75
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 7

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1981 Topps George Brett (#700) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these ten cards saw a massive 56% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s pretty amazing for a “boring” old set, even when you consider that we’re in the midst of yet another overall hobby prices boom.

Some cards showed bigger gains (or none) than others, 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 the very top of the heap). 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, we can see that most of the absolute dollar-amount gains were driven by the top few cards, with Ryan accounting for nearly a quarter of the group’s price increase on his own. That’s what blue-chip players and cards tend to do, a phenomenon you can also see at play with Fernando and Rickey above.

All in all, 1981 Topps will always be a solid, classic set, even if it’s not too exciting — hard to see it underperforming the overall market in the long run. 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 July 23-29, 2026

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Freddie Freeman Mookie Betts Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto 2025 Topps Dynasty /5
Selling Price: $31,800
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2020 Bowman Draft Pete Crow-Armstrong Chrome Auto 1st Red Wave Refractor #/5
Selling Price: $27,116
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION #206 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $26,600
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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2026 Donruss Elite Kaboom Green #2 Bobby Witt Jr. 1/1 ROYALS
Selling Price: $25,100
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 TOPPS FINEST #FA-SO SHOHEI OHTANI AUTO RC ROOKIE BGS 9.5 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $24,881
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2025 Bowman Sapphire Dax Kilby Chrome Auto Padparadscha Refractor #1/1 BGS 9
Selling Price: $21,869
Date Sold: 07/28/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Refractor #1 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie 102/499 PSA 9 ANGELS
Selling Price: $19,100
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Card PSA GOOD 2
Selling Price: $19,100
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $18,600
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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1994 Upper Deck: Mantle, Griffey Jr. Mantle Auto PSA 8 NM-MT AUTO 10
Selling Price: $17,595
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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1948 LEAF #79 JACKIE ROBINSON RC ROOKIE SGC 2.5
Selling Price: $15,595
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome - Shohei Ohtani #150 Negative Refractor (RC)
Selling Price: $15,500
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2026 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani Real One Auto Special Red Ink #/77 PSA 9 10
Selling Price: $15,100
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Chrome Achromatic Superfractor Jesus Made RC AUTO 1/1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $15,099
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Autograph #/10 Angels
Selling Price: $15,089
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome #150 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie X-Fractor PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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Topps 1968 Mets Rookies #177 Nolan Ryan/Jerry Koosman Rookie PSA 8
Selling Price: $14,015
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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NICK KURTZ DRAKE BALDWIN 2026 TOPPS CHROME DUAL GOLD LOGOMAN PATCH /4 Q6608
Selling Price: $13,889
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Yankees HOF Gray Back MBA 7.5 " Dead Centered "
Selling Price: $13,800
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Black Shohei Ohtani Ivory AU-Orange Trim PSA Gem Mint 10
Selling Price: $13,750
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome #1 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie PSA 10 MBA GOLD DIAMOND
Selling Price: $13,456
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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DEREK JETER 1993 UD SP FOIL #279 RC ROOKIE CARD YANKEES BGS 9.5 GEM MINT W/ 10
Selling Price: $12,700
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2021 TOPPS DYNASTY #DAP-SO1 SHOHEI OHTANI PATCH AUTO /10
Selling Price: $12,618
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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1910 E98 Set of 30 Honus Wagner Red PSA 7 Black Swamp
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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1976 Topps #599 Rookie Pitchers w/ Ron Guidry RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $10,877
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2022 Topps Now Shohei Ohtani Autograph - Purple #176C Bold Auto /25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2025 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME CONSTELLATION VARIATION #56 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,000
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Dax Kilby Chrome Auto Red Refractor 1st #/5 Yankees BGS 9/10
Selling Price: $10,000
Date Sold: 07/25/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $10,000
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2026 Bowman Chrome Munetaka Murakami Rookie Anime SP Case Hit AE374
Selling Price: $9,200
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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2021 TOPPS DYNASTY #DAPC-TO MIKE TROUT SHOHEI OHTANI DUAL PATCH AUTO /5
Selling Price: $8,719
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2018 Leaf Trinity Shohei Ohtani RPA RC Rookie 4-Color Patch AUTO PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,700
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1b Angels
Selling Price: $8,411
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani All Aces SSP #AA-1 Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,400
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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1972 TOPPS #595 NOLAN RYAN ANGELS HOF PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,055
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2017 Bowman Chrome Mega Box Prospects Purple Refractor Ohtani #BCP31 BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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2024 Draft #CPA-NK Nick Kurtz Chrome Prospect Autographs CGC 9
Selling Price: $7,969
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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1948 Leaf Babe Ruth #3 New York Yankees PSA 4
Selling Price: $7,879
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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1963 Topps Ernie Banks #380 PSA 9 MINT B5
Selling Price: $7,850
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2026 Topps Chrome Ultra Violet - SSP - Case Hit - Dodgers
Selling Price: $7,800
Date Sold: 07/25/2026
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KEVIN MCGONIGLE 2025 BOWMAN CHROME 1ST SAPPHIRE AUTO RED 5/5 BGS 9 Q3855
Selling Price: $7,653
Date Sold: 07/24/2026
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1984 Donruss #248 Don Mattingly Yankees ROOKIE CARD RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,650
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,626
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2020 Bowman Pete Crow-Armstrong Chrome Auto Orange Refractor #/25 SGC 9.5/10
Selling Price: $7,603
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 BOWMAN CHROME #1 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Batting RC #1 PSA 10 Angels Baseball
Selling Price: $7,301
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,218
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #150 Angels BGS 10 Pristine
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Prism Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,101
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie #1 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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2018 TOPPS GOLD LABEL #17 SHOHEI OHTANI CLASS 2 RED RC ROOKIE /50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,876
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Yoshinobu Yamamoto Patch Auto B Design Silver #/5 Dodgers
Selling Price: $6,800
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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FRANK THOMAS ORTIZ PSA 10 1998 BOWMAN'S BEST MI FUSION ATOMIC REFRACTOR 20/25
Selling Price: $6,800
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Panini Chronicles Optic Rated Rookies Gold #180 Shohei Ohtani RC 3/10 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome - Shohei Ohtani #150 Refractor (RC) - Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,633
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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1997 New Pinnacle Artist's Proof #1 Ken Griffey Jr Mariners HOF PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Prism Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Barry Bonds 3 Color Game Used Patch Auto /10 Giants 🔥🔥🔥
Selling Price: $6,522
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2025 BOWMAN CHROME PROSPECT AUTO #CPAKM KEVIN MCGONIGLE 92/150 PSA 10 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $6,400
Date Sold: 07/23/2026
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Nick Kurtz 2025 Topps Dynasty Game Used Rookie Patch Auto RPA 1/5 Athletics
Selling Price: $6,351
Date Sold: 07/25/2026
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T206 Piedmont 150 Ty Cobb Green Portrait PSA 1.5 FR Tigers HOF
Selling Price: $6,321
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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Josuar Gonzalez 2025 Bowman Chrome Draft #AA-JG SuperFractor Achromatic Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $6,255
Date Sold: 07/28/2026
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1987 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY #70T GREG MADDUX RC HOF PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $6,255
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani X-Fractor Rookie #150 Topps
Selling Price: $6,205
Date Sold: 07/26/2026
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1998 Metal Universe RANDY JOHNSON Precious Metal Gems #9 PMG #46/50 PSA 5
Selling Price: $6,178
Date Sold: 07/27/2026
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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 May of 2026, though the 2010s rebounded to some extent. After dropping from 22 listings in March to seven in April, cards from the last decade showed up 17 times in May.

Meanwhile, the twentieth century had one of its weakest showings ever, which is saying something. In a bit of an anomaly, the 1990s contributed four big sales, but the rest of the century managed just two cards in the top 100 or so — one from each of the 1940s and 1950s.

But what about June? With the season passing the halfway mark and teams getting serious in thinking about whether to buy or sell at the trade deadline, did on-field news make the 2020s even more dominant than usual? Or did some older cards manage to push back into the limelight?

And were any breakout players able to break in to the top of our standings?

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 June 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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Jose We Can See …

At 36 years of age, Jose Altuve is having a sort of meh season and is on the verge of dragging his lifetime batting average below .300. Even so, the former American League MVP (and ALCS MVP) has been one of the best players of his generation, and the hobby generally strong-likes/loves him.

That cardboard affinity doesn’t show up on top-seller lists very often, though, but it did last week. To wit, a pristine copy of one of Altuve’s 2010 cards cracked our lineup of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (see bottom of post) in a pretty big way. If you enjoy variety in your big-dollar cards, Tuve has you covered this week.

If, on the other hand, you love exemplars, then 1988 Donruss had you covered — it’s pretty much the epitome of Junk Wax … but still a hobby classic. Let’s dive in …

Checking in on 1988 Donruss Baseball Cards

Earlier this month on YouTube, we took a look at the most expensive 1988 Donruss baseball cards to change hands on eBay recently. You can see that vid right here if you want.

The 1988 Donruss set started out as a popular issue, fairly loaded with rookie cards and riding on the coattails of a historic 1987 rookie card class. By the end of the collecting season, though, it was pretty clear that there were way more 1988s running around out there than collectors wanted — or had the capacity — to buy.

Indeed, many retailers ended up stuck with a glut of 1988 Donruss cards and were still trying to deep-discount them out of the store by the time the 1989s showed up. To make matters worse, Donruss had resorted to a much thinner cardstock for 1988, a trend that continued in 1989.

Still, 1988 Donruss had rookie cards of big-name prospects like Gregg Jefferies, Mark Grace, and Roberto Alomar, plus all the usual big-name stars. As the years passed, other rookies from the set emerged to keep the issue moving along, at least to some degree — Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine chief among them.

So, while 1988 Donruss will never be a true hobby classic, it still has its merits and supports.

Given all that, I think it’s about time we give this set the old before-and-after treatment, don’t you?

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the twelve (roughly) most valuable 1988 Donruss baseball cards, from both summer 2025 and summer 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 10 condition.

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1988 Donruss Nolan Ryan (#61) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $140
2026 Value: $150
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 7

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1988 Donruss Mark Grace (#40) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 43

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1988 Donruss Bo Jackson (#220) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $70
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 43

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1988 Donruss Barry Bonds (#326) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $80
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 60

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1988 Donruss Don Mattingly (#217) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $70
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 89

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1988 Donruss Roberto Alomar (#34) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $55
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1988 Donruss Rickey Henderson (#277) - PSA 10

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

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1988 Donruss Tom Glavine (#644) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: -$5
% change: -10

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1988 Donruss Mark McGwire (#256) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $40
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 13

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1988 Donruss Greg Maddux (#539) - PSA 10

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $45
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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Overall, these 10 cards saw about a 50% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s a huge return here in the post-pandemic-boom years, but there are caveats, of course.

Chief among is that we’re generally dealing with small sample sizes here. There aren’t many of any of these that changed hands in any particular condition in any given month (except maybe the very top of the heap). Point-in-time market anomalies can really skew sales numbers given those limited populations.

And, as always, some cards on our list went up in value over the last year, but some went down. Mostly, though, the top of the lineup showed pretty consistent price increases, while the last few were a bit flat.

So, can 1988 Donruss keep up with the wider card market moving forward? Tough to say. On the one hand, this set is the epitome of Junk Wax, so it’s never really going to be short supply. On the other, it’s pushing 40 years old, and the value-drivers — Ryan, Grace, Jackson — continue to be hobby favorites.

Overall, you can probably expect year to year fluctuations for 1988 Donruss, with an overall modest upward trajectory compared to the broader market. Of course, it’s all just cardboard, so up arrows, or even avoiding down arrows, are never guaranteed.

Now, here are some cards whose new owners are certainly hoping for continued up arrows, controversy or not…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for July 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 …

SHOHEI OHTANI BGS 9 2018 BOWMAN CHROME ROOKIE AUTOGRAPH RC AUTO PITCHING #CRASO
Selling Price: $28,988
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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2018 Panini Flawless Shohei Ohtani Rookie Patch Auto Ruby RC #/20 Angels PSA 9
Selling Price: $21,600
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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🔥🔥🔥PSA 10🔥🔥🔥2025 Topps Murakami Tokyo Series SHOHEI OHTANI Orange Foil /25
Selling Price: $19,100
Date Sold: 07/21/2026
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2013 BBM 1ST VERSION #183 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $16,700
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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1998 Donruss Crusade Red #39 Ken Griffey Jr. 06/25 Mariners PSA 7 NM
Selling Price: $16,223
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2025 TOPPS DIAMOND ICONS AUTO JUMBO PATCHES BLACK SHOHEI OHTANI /10 PSA 7 AUTO 9
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 07/18/2026
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2026 BOWMAN CHROME PATCHWORK #P-7 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,200
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2026 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Patchwork SSP #P-7 Dodgers PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,100
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Ben Rice Patch Auto Autograph Silver Rookie RC #/5 Yankees
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 07/21/2026
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2018 TOPPS HERITAGE CHROME-REFRACTOR #600 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC 557/569 PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,501
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1988 Star Silver Edition Promo Set-Break Ken Griffey Jr. PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $13,778
Date Sold: 07/21/2026
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2013 BBM Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Shohei Ohtani Stadium Promo #PR12 PSA 10
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME NEGATIVE REFRACTOR SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC SGC 10
Selling Price: $9,000
Date Sold: 07/18/2026
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2022 Bowman James Wood Chrome Prospect Auto Gold Refractor #/50 Padres PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,865
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1933 Goudey Set-Break #181 Babe Ruth SGC 1.5 FR
Selling Price: $8,612
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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POP 1 JOSE ALTUVE PSA 10 2010 BOWMAN CHROME BCP137 1ST ORANGE REFRACTOR 13/25 RC
Selling Price: $8,389
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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1933 Goudey Set-Break #149 Babe Ruth SGC 1 PR
Selling Price: $8,300
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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MICKEY MANTLE PSA 7 1954 BOWMAN BASEBALL #65 YANKEES NEAR MINT
Selling Price: $8,252
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty BOBBY WITT JR MLB Logo Laundry Tag Game Used Auto 1/1 Royals
Selling Price: $8,188
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2018 TOPPS CYBER WEEKEND PROMO #2 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 07/17/2026
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BARRY BONDS GOLD REFRACTOR PSA 10 RACE TO 73 HOME RUN KING 2002 TOPPS CHROME 125
Selling Price: $8,000
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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MIKE TROUT PSA 9 2018 TOPPS DYNASTY GAME-USED MLB LOGO TAG PATCH AUTO GOLD 1/1
Selling Price: $7,769
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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1954 TOPPS #128 HANK HENRY AARON RC HOF BASEBALL ROOKIE * NO CREASES! * SGC 5.5
Selling Price: $7,475
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Prism Refractor: #150 Shohei Ohtani PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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MICKEY MANTLE PSA 7 1957 TOPPS BASEBALL #95 NEAR MINT YANKEES HOF 0741
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/21/2026
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2022 Shohei Ohtani Topps Now Road to Opening Day AUTO Blue Refractor 34 /49
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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JEREMY PENA BGS 9.5 2020 BOWMAN 1ST CHROME PROSPECT RC AUTO RED REFRACTOR 2/5
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI 2025 TOPPS CHROME WORLD SERIES AT NIGHT SSP #WSN-2 PSA 10 Q6960
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2013 BBM Rookie Edition Shohei Ohtani #RP19 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,001
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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1983 Topps Tony Gwynn Rookie UER RC #482 Padres PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,899
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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JUNIOR CAMINERO 2024 Bowman's Best of 2024 Rookie Autograph Superfractor RC 1/1
Selling Price: $6,877
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1954 Topps Henry Aaron Rookie RC #128 Braves SGC 5 60
Selling Price: $6,777
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Pitching Refractor PSA 10 Freshly Graded
Selling Price: $6,751
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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BARRY BONDS 2006 TOPPS STERLING 8 HRS IN POSTSEASON MOMENTS PATCH AUTO PRIME 1/1
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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KYLE TUCKER PSA 10 2015 BOWMAN DRAFT CHROME 1ST AUTO RED REFRACTOR 2/5 POP 1!
Selling Price: $6,488
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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1954 Topps: #128 Hank Aaron MBA 4 VG-EX
Selling Price: $6,400
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle BVG 6.5 EX-MT+ (Gray Back) - Amazing Card
Selling Price: $6,350
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2026 Topps Vladimir Guerrero Jr #AK-24 All Kings Gold Foil 1/1 Toronto Blue Jays
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 07/20/2026
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1909-11 T206: Ty Cobb Piedmont MBA 2 GOOD
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1998 TOPPS CHROME REFRACTOR #321 KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,223
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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1955 TOPPS 164 ROBERTO CLEMENTE RC VINTAGE HALL OF FAME BASEBALL ROOKIE EX PSA 5
Selling Price: $6,201
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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2023 Topps Sterling Shohei Ohtani Strikes Jersey Auto Autograph Bat Blue #/10
Selling Price: $6,200
Date Sold: 07/21/2026
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PSA 10 SHOHEI OHTANI/OTANI 2018 BOWMAN CHROME BATTING ANGELS ROOKIE RC GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,200
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2026 TOPPS TIER ONE AARON JUDGE GAME USED 1/1 BAT KNOB NEW YORK YANKEES CM9
Selling Price: $6,194
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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2025 TOPPS GOLDEN MIRROR #400 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,187
Date Sold: 07/16/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani #150 Pitching Refractor RC PSA 10 Angels Rookie
Selling Price: $6,100
Date Sold: 07/19/2026
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Last month, we saw young Macklin Celebrini slip just a bit, allowing Wayne Gretzky to edge back ahead at the top of our “standings” of the most expensive hockey cards sold on eBay during May 2026. Just the month before, the Sharks’ second-year superstar had pulled into a tie with The Great One in our April listings.

But Macklin and the rest of our usual top four — namely, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard — were in full offseason mode while the playoffs raged on without them in June. Did that leave room for a playoff hero or two to emerge and crack the upper reaches of the market?

Or would it just be business as usual, Stanley Cup considerations be darned?

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 June 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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A Chip Off the Ol’(tani) Block

Jim Kaat and Bobby Murcer may not be household hobby names these days, but they were among the best players of their generation. Heck, Kaat spanned multiple diamond generations and eventually ended up in the Hall of Fame.

And last week, both Kaat and Murcer crashed the list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay during those seven days, right there rubbing elbows with Shohei Ohtani and all the rest. How did they pull that off?

It’s thanks to their talents, yes, but also to the black borders of their 1971 Topps cards, which show up below in the upper ranges of graded condition. This duo isn’t likely to show up in these climes again anytime soon, at least not together, so enjoy the nostalgia of these sales.

And, hey, speaking of nostalgia and (maybe) the Hall of Fame …

Checking in on Dale Murphy Baseball Cards

Earlier this month, we took a look at recent top-selling Dale Murphy baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

Murphy, of course, was one of the greatest players in the game during his prime with the Braves in the 1980s. And, after winning back-to-back National League MVP awards in 1982 and 1983, he was also one of the early drivers of the 1980s hobby boom.

Once a sort of forgotten card, his 1977 Topps rookie pushed to the front of the line of late-70s RCs, trading elbows with the first cards of guys like Andre Dawson, Eddie Murray, and Murphy’s Braves teammate Bob Horner. Murph settled into steady superstar status through the mid-to-late 80s, but a quick decline in his 30s left his career numbers short of most Hall of Fame standards.

Even so, Murphy’s big peak value and still-solid overall stats make him a viable Cooperstown candidate for many of his legions of fans. It helps his case that players with similar or lesser resumes have found their way to a plaque in recent years: Harold Baines, Jim Rice, Dave Parker, etc.

So…

Since Hall of Fame weekend is coming up, and since Murphy is already on our minds, this seems like as good a time as any to take another pass at some of his most iconic baseball cards.

What follows, then, is a rundown of ten early Murphy cards, spanning his modest start into the first of his truly huge years. For each card, I found the approximate selling price for copies in PSA 8 condition (PSA 9 for some later years) from both summer 2025 and summer 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool), then looked at the difference.

Here’s the tale of the tape…

1977 Topps Dale Murphy (#476) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $100
2026 Value: $140
Profit/loss: $40
% change: 40

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1978 Topps Dale Murphy (#708) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $65
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 30

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1979 Topps Dale Murphy (#39) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 20

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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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1981 Donruss Dale Murphy (#437) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $30
2026 Value: $35
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 17

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1981 Fleer Dale Murphy (#243) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $10
2026 Value: $17
Profit/loss: $7
% change: 70

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1981 Topps Dale Murphy (#504) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $45
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $55
% change: 122

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1982 Donruss Dale Murphy (#299) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $20
2026 Value: $50
Profit/loss: $30
% change: 150

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1982 Fleer Dale Murphy (#443) - PSA 9

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

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1982 Topps Dale Murphy (#668) - PSA 9

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

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Overall, these ten Murphy cards increased in selling price (based on our limited sample sizes) by almost 50% over the last year. That’s a pretty hefty bump even as part of an overall strong market in recent years.

That may be a bit surprising, given that Murphy hasn’t really been in the news much in the last year or so, but his name has seen some play as debates relative to guys like Parker rage on. If Murph ever gets the call to the Hall, we can probably expect another healthy spike in buying/selling activity around his cards.

Of course, all of these results come with a grain of salt. Specifically, most/many of these don’t trade at a very high volume these days, so the selling prices are at the whim of in-the-moment buying decisions for the small sample sizes we have here. Indeed, there’s hardly any action around Murph’s 1982 Donruss card, so the values listed above are more or less extrapolations from older sales numbers.

Still and all, Murphy is about as blue-chip a card subject as a player can be without being a Hall of Famer. And that Cooperstown status could still change someday.

Now, here are some cards whose new owners certainly hope their new cards can hold onto their blue-chip status at least until they’re ready to sell…

Top Baseball Card Sales on eBay for July 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…

2026 Donruss Elite Baseball SSP (case hit) - Gold Kaboom! - Ken Griffey Jr #01/10
Selling Price: $24,101
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2018 PANINI DONRUSS OPTIC SIGNATURES HOLO SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10 AUTO
Selling Price: $22,600
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2017 Topps Tier One Albert Pujols GAME USED ROOKIE BAT KNOB ON CARD AUTO 1/1
Selling Price: $21,678
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2026 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani Crystallized Gold Refractor /50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $20,000
Date Sold: 07/11/2026
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1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron Rookie RC BVG 7 NM PWCC Top 30%
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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Shohei Ohtani Card 2025 Finest Headliners #HL1 PSA 10
Selling Price: $16,600
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2018 Panini National Treasures Shohei Ohtani Rookie Patch Auto Holo Gold RC #/25
Selling Price: $15,299
Date Sold: 07/11/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Ichiro Shohei Ohtani Dual Auto Batting Glove /5 #DABG-OI MEM
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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2018 TOPPS HIGH TEK PYROTEKNICS SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC /20 BGS 9 AUTO 10
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Autograph #/10 Angels
Selling Price: $14,600
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2022 Topps Gilded Shohei Ohtani Chrome Gold Etch Auto Autograph #/30 PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,505
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz Auto Jumbo Patch Silver Rookie RC #/5 Athletics
Selling Price: $13,655
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 9 2018 TOPPS CLEARLY AUTHENTIC #CAA-SO ROOKIE AUTO BLACK 57/75
Selling Price: $13,200
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2024 Diamond Icons Shohei Ohtani Single-Player Auto Jersey #/10 PSA Authentic 10
Selling Price: $9,102
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION SCM PROMO #206 SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,099
Date Sold: 07/10/2026
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1952 Bowman Set-Break #101 Mickey Mantle SGC 5 EX, MBA Gold 5.5
Selling Price: $8,850
Date Sold: 07/11/2026
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2026 Topps All Kings #AK4 Shohei Ohtani SP DODGERS
Selling Price: $8,800
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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1934 Goudey: # 61 Lou Gehrig MBA 4 VG-EX
Selling Price: $7,688
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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2024 Topps Shohei Ohtani 50/50 Game Used Relic Green /99 84/99 Dodgers
Selling Price: $7,655
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty David Ortiz Logoman Patch #1/1. Superfractor!
Selling Price: $7,500
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz RPA Patch Auto /10 Rookie RC Athletics SSP
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME PRISM REFRACTOR #150 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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2024 Bowman Chrome Leo De Vries Auto Gold Refractor 1st #/50 Padres PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,279
Date Sold: 07/11/2026
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63931553 Shohei Ohtani 2018 Topps Chrome #150 Prism Refractor Rookie RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,222
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie RC #79 PSA Authentic Altered
Selling Price: $7,200
Date Sold: 07/10/2026
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Topps 2026 Series 2 Shohei Ohtani #500 Los Angeles Dodgers Auto Topps Auth
Selling Price: $7,101
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz Rookie Patch Autograph RC #5/5 Bookend
Selling Price: $6,989
Date Sold: 07/10/2026
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1948 Leaf #76 Ted Williams SGC 6 EX-NM Red Sox HOF
Selling Price: $6,989
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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Barry Bonds 2025 Topps Dynasty 4 Color Patch Auto 07/10 *True Horizontal* Rare!
Selling Price: $6,950
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2024 Bowman Draft Konnor Griffin Chrome Auto Gold Shimmer Refractor #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,900
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #150 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $6,800
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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2018 Topps Shohei Ohtani #700 Pitching (RC)
Selling Price: $6,787
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani Rookie Refractor Pitching PSA 10 #150 RC
Selling Price: $6,768
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Greg Maddux Patch Auto Autograph B Design Gold #1/1 Braves
Selling Price: $6,766
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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PAUL SKENES 2023 BOWMAN DRAFT CHROME AUTO TRUE BLUE REFRACTOR /150 PSA 10 #CDAPS
Selling Price: $6,701
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2013 BBM 1st Version PURPLE WING #183 Shohei Ohtani Fighters RC Rookie
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Award Winners Variation Shohei Ohtani 17/24 JSY # PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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1956 Topps Set-Break #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA 6 EX-MT
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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1971 Topps Set-Break #245 Jim Kaat PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $6,658
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Junior Caminero Gold Logo Patch Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $6,655
Date Sold: 07/13/2026
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2018 Bowman's Best ATOMIC Refractor Shohei Ohtani Rookie PSA 10 Angels #1 C26
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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1971 Topps Set-Break #635 Bobby Murcer PSA 8.5 NM-MT+
Selling Price: $6,500
Date Sold: 07/14/2026
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2022 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani 1987 Auto Autograph #/50 Angels PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,434
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2022 TOPPS TIER ONE NEXT LEVEL AUTO #NLASO SHOHEI OHTANI 11/50 PSA 9 AUTO
Selling Price: $6,400
Date Sold: 07/09/2026
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1987 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY #70T GREG MADDUX RC HOF PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $6,399
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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2025 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Shotaro Morii Auto Black Refractor 1st #/10 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,335
Date Sold: 07/12/2026
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Last month, we saw Victor Wembanyama stay within striking distance of Michael Jordan at the top of our “standings” of the most expensive basketball cards sold on eBay in May. The Spurs star had his team on a beeline for the NBA Finals, and the hobby noticed.

The rest of the top four looked pretty familiar, with Kobe and LeBron James joining Jordan and Wemby in locking down about three-quarters of the top 100 or so sales between them. That didn’t leave a lot of room for surprise contenders.

But how about June? With the Spurs running into a historic Knicks team — and falling — in the Finals, did Wembanyama lose some of his hobby shine? And would Finals MVP Jalen Brunson see an uptick in activity on his cards? Or would it just be business as usual at the top of the hoops market?

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 June 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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The Summer of ‘78

In the summer of 1978, the Detroit Tigers served notice that they were a team to be reckoned with … or at least would be soon. Among the rookies plying their trade in Motown that season were Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, and Lance Parrish — the core of what would become the legendary 1984 World Series-winning team.

That same summer, those guys also showed up on Topps baseball cards for the first time, each of them sharing space with three other young players. In Trammell’s case, he ended up paired with fellow (then) shortstop and future Hall of Famer Paul Molitor. That card became a hot hobby commodity as those two gents neared the end of their careers in the 1990s and set a course for Cooperstown.

It doesn’t show up in high-dollar clubs all that often these days, but the Trammell-Molitor rookie card nearly toppled all comers last week on eBay. It comes in at (surprise!) #2 on our list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on the platform last week (full list at bottom of this post).

And, hey, speaking of cards that don’t get a lot of air time these days, let’s go …

Checking in on 1976 Topps Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1976 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

This set has had a mostly quiet history, with a fairly subdued design that doesn’t generate the type of love-it-or-hate-it reactions that, say, the 1971 Topps and 1975 sets do. And 1976 Topps is light on big-name rookie cards, too.

So, when the hobby really started to boom in the 1980s, the 1976 set found itself eating the dust of the rookie-laden Topps issues of 1975, 1977, and 1978.

But over time, and especially during the pandemic-era boom of the 2020s, collectors have grown to appreciate the subtle joys of this set: some amazing action shots (see Johnny Bench, for example), the position-specific figurines on card fronts, and the very baseball-y card backs.

Eventually, Dennis Eckersley emerged as a Hall of Famer, giving this set at least one great rookie card. Add in second-year cards of George Brett, Robin Yount, Jim Rice, and Fred Lynn, as well as mid-career cards of the era’s greats, and you have a set that’s now nothing less than a classic.

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 10 (roughly) most valuable 1976 Topps baseball cards, from both late spring 2025 and late spring 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 8 condition.

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1976 Topps George Brett (#19) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $500
2026 Value: $750
Profit/loss: $250
% change: 50

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1976 Topps Hank Aaron (#550) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $400
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 20

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1976 Topps Nolan Ryan (#330) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 20

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1976 Topps Pete Rose (#240) - PSA 8

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

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1976 Topps Dennis Eckersley (#98) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $225
2026 Value: $225
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 17

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1976 Topps Johnny Bench (#300) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $150
2026 Value: $175
Profit/loss: $25
% change: 17

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1976 Topps Hank Aaron Record Breaker (#1) - PSA 8

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

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1976 Topps Babe Ruth All-Time All-Star (#345) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $90
2026 Value: $95
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 6

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1976 Topps Mike Schmidt (#480) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $70
2026 Value: $85
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 21

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1976 Topps Gary Carter (#441) - PSA 8

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $55
Profit/loss: $5
% change: 10

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Overall, these 10 cards saw about a 13% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s a pretty decent return, even though the wider market has arguably done even better during yet another upturn. Even so, this is a 50-year-old set that hasn’t had any big newsmakers for a long time, so there’s no reason to really expect i t to outperform, say, newer issues.

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 July 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 …

2018 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Chrome Auto Rookie RC #CRA-SO Angels BGS 9 Auto 10
Selling Price: $36,950
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops - Alan Trammell & Paul Molitor RC #707 - PSA 10
Selling Price: $31,214
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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SASAKI YAMAMOTO OHTANI 2025 TOPPS DYNASTY RPA RC PATCH TRIPLE AUTO DODGERS Q2323
Selling Price: $28,988
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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1999 Topps Chrome Ken Griffrey Jr. - Fortune 15 Refractor /100 - BGS 10 Pristine
Selling Price: $25,950
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Shohei Ohtani Patch Auto Autograph #/10 Angels
Selling Price: $25,300
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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2022 Topps Definitive DEFINITIVE PATCH COLLECTION 1/1 Shohei Ohtani PSA 10 GEMMT
Selling Price: $17,600
Date Sold: 07/02/2026
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2018 Bowman Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC Refractor Rookie #/499 Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $17,600
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire Yoshinobu Yamamoto Auto RC Red Refractor #/5 PSA 10
Selling Price: $17,100
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani Alter Ego Super Heroes SP #AE-9 PSA 8
Selling Price: $16,002
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2018 Topps High Tek Pyroteknics Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie /20 PSA 8 PSA/DNA 9 AUTO
Selling Price: $15,877
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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2018 Topps On Demand 3D Motion #M21 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,688
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2018 Topps Finest Green Refractor #100 Shohei Ohtani RC Rookie 89/99 PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,099
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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1922 E121 American Caramel Series Of 120 Babe Ruth HOF Holding Ball PSA 2 GOOD
Selling Price: $14,350
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2018 Topps On Demand 3D #62 Shohei Ohtani Angels RC Rookie PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $14,155
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2019 Topps Five Star Shohei Ohtani Tool Phenom Auto #/25 Angels PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $13,906
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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1948 LEAF #79 JACKIE ROBINSON ROOKIE RC PSA 2
Selling Price: $13,600
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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2023 Topps Definitive Shohei Ohtani - Patch Auto - Purple /10 - BGS 9.5 GEM MT
Selling Price: $13,100
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2026 Topps #91A-SO Orange 1991 Auto 15/25 PSA 9/10
Selling Price: $12,799
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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1999 FLEER METAL UNIVERSE PRECIOUS METAL GEMS #238 DEREK JETER #/50 PSA 8
Selling Price: $12,627
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2021 ONYX VINTAGE EXTENDED AUTO-RED INK #EASO SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10
Selling Price: $12,300
Date Sold: 07/03/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Vertical Barry Bonds 3 Color “S” Patch Auto 9/10 - Very Rare!
Selling Price: $12,201
Date Sold: 07/03/2026
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2006 Bowman Chrome Clayton Kershaw - 1st Chrome Auto - Blue /150 - PSA 10 GEM MT
Selling Price: $12,101
Date Sold: 07/04/2026
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GEORGE HERMAN BABE RUTH PSA 2 1933 GOUDEY BASEBALL #181 VINTAGE YANKEES 5523
Selling Price: $11,655
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2023 TOPPS COSMIC CHROME EXTRATERRESTRIAL TALENT AUTO SHOHEI OHTANI 28/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,222
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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1999 SP AUTHENTIC CHIROGRAPHY GOLD #JR KEN GRIFFEY JR. 23/24 PSA 9 DNA AUTO 9
Selling Price: $11,211
Date Sold: 07/04/2026
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#d 1/1 Black Wave Superfractor RC JORDAN WALKER AUTO 1st 2020 Bowman Chrome
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome Update Shohei Ohtani Celebracion Gold Refractor /50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $11,100
Date Sold: 07/02/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani All Kings SSP #AK-4 Dodgers
Selling Price: $11,000
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2013 BBM ROOKIE EDITION PREMIUM MEMORABILIA PATCH SHOHEI OHTANI RC 13/20 PSA 7
Selling Price: $10,988
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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1933 World Wide Gum Set-Break # 93 Babe Ruth PSA 1.5 FR
Selling Price: $10,646
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Refractor Shohei Ohtani Angels Red Jersey RC Rookie PSA 10
Selling Price: $10,500
Date Sold: 07/07/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz Patch Auto Silver Rookie RC #/5 Athletics
Selling Price: $10,300
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Paul Skenes Patch Auto Autograph B Design Gold #1/1 Pirates
Selling Price: $10,200
Date Sold: 07/02/2026
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2013 BBM HOKKAIDO NIPPON HAM FIGHTERS GOLD #F02A SHOHEI OHTANI 182/200 PSA 9
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome Sapphire Ben Rice Rookie Auto RC Red Refractor #/5 Yankees
Selling Price: $10,100
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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Nick Kurtz 2025 Topps Dynasty RPA 6/10
Selling Price: $7,555
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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Patrick Mahomes II RC Auto 141/150 2017 Panini Donruss Optic #177 PSA 9 Chiefs
Selling Price: $7,300
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2024 Topps Chrome 50/50 SHOHEI OHTANI 26/150 Blue Refractor HR #50 #100 PSA 9
Selling Price: $7,213
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2026 Bowman Shohei Ohtani Crystallized Chrome SSP #BWC-19 Dodgers
Selling Price: $7,177
Date Sold: 07/03/2026
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Shohei Ohtani 2022 Topps ‘87 Topps Autograph #87BASO Series 2, PSA GEM MINT 10
Selling Price: $7,107
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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1952 TOPPS #331 TOM MORGAN ROOKIE RC PSA 8
Selling Price: $7,106
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz Auto Autograph Dual Patch Rookie RC #/10 Athletics
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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T205 Piedmont Cigarettes Gold Border Ty Cobb PSA 4
Selling Price: $7,001
Date Sold: 07/03/2026
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2023 Topps All Aces Black #AA11 Shohei Ohtani 144/299 PSA 10 GEM MINT ~ Pop 49
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME PRISM REFRACTOR #150 SHOHEI OHTANI ROOKIE RC PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,000
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Eli Willits Chrome Auto 1st Refractor Red X-Fractor #/5 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,850
Date Sold: 07/02/2026
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2013 BBM Shohei Ohtani Rookie RC #183 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,850
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Ken Griffey Jr. Patch Auto Design B Silver /5 #DAPB-KG1
Selling Price: $6,805
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2024 Topps Dynasty Paul Skenes - Rookie Patch Auto - Silver /5 - PSA 9 MINT
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 07/04/2026
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1997 BOWMAN'S BEST INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC REFRACTOR #BBI2 KEN GRIFFEY JR. PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,605
Date Sold: 07/04/2026
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1953 TOPPS #82 MICKEY MANTLE PSA 2
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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2020 Bowman Tarik Skubal - 1st Chrome Prospect Auto - Red Shimmer /5 - PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,500
Date Sold: 07/05/2026
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1/1 CAL RIPKEN JR. 2015 TOPPS DYNASTY GAME-USED LOGO PATCH AUTO RED 1/1 ORIOLES
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 07/06/2026
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Last month, we saw Tom Brady tighten his grip on the top spot in our “standings” of expensive football cards sold on eBay. Indeed, Tom Terrific showed up three times as many times as second-placer Patrick Mahomes in May!

Meanwhile, Saquon Barkley popped in with two listings, the only non-quarterback with more than one. The non-vintage Brady roster was led by … would you believe Peyton Manning? With three listings in May, the former Colts and Broncos Super Bowl winner has a long way to go to catch Brady.

But with NFL news starting to percolate just a bit more in June, and with free agency wrapping up and teams eyeing the upcoming training camps, would any current-player news cause ripples in the card market? A late free agent signing or team-building trade, maybe?

Or would someone from among the younger crowd jump to the top, or at least make a strong push in that direction? 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 June 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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To the Top with a Bullet

The list of the most expensive baseball cards sold on eBay last week (see bottom of post) is full of the names you’d expect: Ohtani, Ruth, Kurtz, etc. But one guy who may have appeared on our roster here and there in the past is starting to gain some real hobby momentum: Jacob Misiorowski.

The secret to Misiorowski’s success is no secret, even if knowing that secret won’t help many other pitchers. Every week or so, we hear how Misiorowski has set some landspeed record with his fastball, and he’s striking out almost 12 men per nine innings.

Not just a K artist, though, Misiorowski leads the majors in WHIP (0.768) and ERA (1.45) and looks to be emerging as the favorite for the National League Cy Young Award. That’s assuming his right arm doesn’t launch from his torso and into the stratosphere between now and October, of course.

And speaking of players — and cards — who once launched into the stratosphere …

Checking in on 1979 Topps Baseball Cards

Last month, we took a look at recent top-selling 1979 Topps baseball cards on eBay over on our YouTube channel:

Compared to earlier sets from the decade, the 1979s have pretty much always lagged behind in terms of on-fire rookie cards. For a long time, Bob Horner was the big name, supplemented by the Bump Wills error card (which isn’t an RC).

That all started to change in the mid-1980s once the hobby started to realize that Ozzie Smith really was a one-of-a-kind superstar at shortstop…especially as his bat matured. Today, the Ozzie RC is one of the biggest of all 1970s cards.

Add in the first solo Paul Molitor card, iconic cards of co-National League MVPs Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez, and plenty of sunny cards of scads of Hall of Famers, and 1979 Topps looks pretty darn solid these days.

Solid, but without much room for late-breaking value jumps — unless Willie Wilson somehow makes a surprise Hall of Fame jump via the Veterans Committee, there aren’t many newsmakers here.

Still, this is a set that’s approaching five decades old, and it’s a hobby staple. More than worthy of our before-and-after treatment, I say.

What follows, then, are approximate selling prices for the ten (roughly) most valuable 1979 Topps baseball cards, from both summer of 2025 and summer of 2026 (per PSA’s Auction Prices Realized tool). Prices are for cards in PSA 9 condition.

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1979 Topps Ozzie Smith (#116) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $2300
2026 Value: $4500
Profit/loss: $2200
% change: 96

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1979 Topps Nolan Ryan (#115) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $400
2026 Value: $750
Profit/loss: $350
% change: 88

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1979 Topps Pete Rose (#650) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $450
2026 Value: $500
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 11

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1979 Topps Paul Molitor (#24) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $300
2026 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $0
% change: 0

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1979 Topps George Brett (#330) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $250
2026 Value: $300
Profit/loss: $50
% change: 20

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1979 Topps Mike Schmidt (#610) - PSA 9

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

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1979 Topps Reggie Jackson (#700) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $90
2026 Value: $125
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 39

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1979 Topps Thurman Munson (#310) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $85
2026 Value: $100
Profit/loss: $15
% change: 18

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1979 Topps Eddie Murray (#640) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $85
Profit/loss: $35
% change: 70

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1979 Topps Johnny Bench (#200) - PSA 9

2025 Value: $50
2026 Value: $60
Profit/loss: $10
% change: 20

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Overall, these ten cards saw about a 68% increase in terms of selling price over the last year or so. That’s obviously a huge jump, even in a strong overall market … especially considering there are no current newsmakers among this group.

Some 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 the very top of the heap). 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 never too surprising to see Ryan or Ozzie — especially his rookie card — making big gains. Slightly more surprising is the flatness of Molitor’s card, one of the toughest of the decade to find in top condition.

All in all, 1979 Topps will always be a fun and classic set, and it’s hard to see it underperforming the overall market in the long run. 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 25-July 1, 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 TOPPS FIVE STAR SIGNATURES AUTO #FSS-SO SHOHEI OHTANI RC #/25 POP 3 PSA 10
Selling Price: $51,588
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Chrome LogoFractor Shohei Ohtani Power Players Rose Gold #1/1 PSA 9
Selling Price: $28,450
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2002 SP LEGENDARY CUTS CUT SIGNATURE AUTO #BRu BABE RUTH HOF #/3 POP 1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $25,656
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Pristine Shohei Ohtani Prowlers SuperFractor #1/1 Dodgers
Selling Price: $25,302
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2001 Donruss Elite Willie Mays Barry Bonds Passing the Torch Auto /50 PSA Auto 9
Selling Price: $22,100
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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1955 TOPPS #164 ROBERTO CLEMENTE RC PIRATES HOF SGC 7.5 NM+ 86
Selling Price: $22,099
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 TOPPS TRIBUTE AUTOGRAPHS RED #SO SHOHEI OHTANI RC #/10 POP 1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $21,400
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1933 GOUDEY #160 LOU GEHRIG RC YANKEES HOF SGC 5.5 EX+ 70
Selling Price: $17,889
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 Tops Diamond Icons Shohei Ohtani Diamond RC Auto 7/25 PSA 9. Pop 4
Selling Price: $16,000
Date Sold: 06/26/2026
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2013 BBM Shohei Ohtani 1st Prospect Version Rookie RC #183 PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $15,600
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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1986 TOPPS TRADED TIFFANY #11T BARRY BONDS RC PIRATES 4SC ELITE PSA 10
Selling Price: $15,355
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back SGC 8
Selling Price: $15,200
Date Sold: 06/25/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Nick Kurtz Auto Patch B Design/10 #DAPB-NK1 MEM RC Athletics
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle #253 (RC) PSA AA
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 06/26/2026
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Nick Kurtz 2025 Topps Dynasty RPA /10
Selling Price: $15,000
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2018 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani RC Sho Time Nickname SP Variation #600 PSA 10
Selling Price: $14,950
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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2025 Bowman's Best McGonigle JJ Wetherholt Griffin Auto SuperFractor #1/1 PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,288
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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Bobby Witt Jr. 2020 Panini Optic Rated Prospect Blue Prizm Autograph 1/1 PSA 9
Selling Price: $9,200
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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Bobby Witt Jr. 2021 Panini Prizm Gold Vinyl 1/1 PSA 9
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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KONNOR GRIFFIN 2024 BOWMAN DRAFT CHROME 1ST AUTO YELLOW REFRACTOR /75 PSA 10
Selling Price: $9,100
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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1956 TOPPS #30 JACKIE ROBINSON DODGERS HOF GRAY BACK PSA 8
Selling Price: $9,065
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1999 UD Choice Starquest Gold Frank Thomas HOF /100 PSA 10 MBA SILVER DIAMOND
Selling Price: $9,011
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2026 Topps Shohei Ohtani 1991 Auto Autograph #91A-SO Dodgers
Selling Price: $8,686
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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1955 TOPPS #123 SANDY KOUFAX RC DODGERS HOF SGC 7 NM 84
Selling Price: $8,555
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Definitive Collection Black 10/10 Shohei Ohtani Yoshinobu Yamamoto Auto
Selling Price: $8,468
Date Sold: 06/25/2026
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Corbin Carroll & Gunnar Henderson Topps Dynasty Dual Logoman Patch Auto 1/1
Selling Price: $8,319
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome Shohei Ohtani Stars In the Night #14 PSA 10 Gem Mint
Selling Price: $8,308
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X Fractor Rookie #150 Angels BGS 9.5
Selling Price: $8,200
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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BOBBY WITT JR. 2021 PANINI SELECT BLACK FINITE 1/1 PSA 9
Selling Price: $8,100
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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2018 LEAF TRINITY PATCH AUTO PLATINUM #PA-SO1 SHOHEI OHTANI RC #/25 POP 1 PSA 8
Selling Price: $7,978
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1933 Goudey Big League Chewing Gum - R319 Babe Ruth #144
Selling Price: $7,899
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2022 TOPPS CHROME BEN BALLER AUTO GOLD REFRACTOR GEM 38/50
Selling Price: $7,870
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2011 Bowman Platinum Freddie Freeman Auto Bat Superfractors RC #1/1 BGS 9.5/10
Selling Price: $7,800
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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2022 Bowman Draft Jacob Misiorowski Chrome Auto Black Refractor 1st #/75 PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,678
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Baseball Dual MLB Logo 1/1 Gunnar Henderson / Adley Rutschman
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 06/27/2026
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2026 Bowman Crystallized Shohei Ohtani #BWC-19
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 06/26/2026
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2018 Topps Dynasty Ronald Acuna Jr. Patch Auto RC Blue Rookie #/5 Braves
Selling Price: $7,400
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2001 SP LEGENDARY CUTS AUTOGRAPHS #C-HW HONUS WAGNER HOF #/24 POP 5 PSA 8
Selling Price: $7,360
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Jackson Chourio Patch Auto Autograph Gold #1/1 Brewers
Selling Price: $7,220
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI OTANI PSA 9 2017 BOWMAN CHROME #BCP31 M/B PURPLE REFRACTOR /250 RC
Selling Price: $7,100
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2025 Bowman Chrome Cam Schlittler Auto B&W Shimmer 1st #CPA-CSC PSA 10 GEM MINT
Selling Price: $7,099
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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2022 BOWMAN CHROME AUTO BLUE REFRACTOR JACOB MISIOROWSKI RC /150 4SCELITE PSA 10
Selling Price: $7,009
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 TOPPS CHROME UPDATE RED REFRACTOR #HMT55 JUAN SOTO ROOKIE RC #/25 PSA 9
Selling Price: $6,956
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1987 LEAF #36 GREG MADDUX RC CUBS HOF POP 2 PSA 10 DNA AUTO 10
Selling Price: $6,850
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1909-11 E90-1 AMERICAN CARAMEL CO. TY COBB HOF POP 11 SGC 5
Selling Price: $6,850
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani Green Refractor /99 Rookie RC #100 Angels
Selling Price: $6,767
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Aaron Judge Patch Auto Autograph B Design Silver #/5 Yankees
Selling Price: $6,751
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Shohei Ohtani RC X-Fractor Rookie #150
Selling Price: $6,700
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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2018 Topps Chrome Complete Set SHOHEI OHTANI RC Refractor SSP #700 PSA 10 POP188
Selling Price: $6,650
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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1994 SP Previews #CR2 Michael Jordan RC ROOKIE WHITE SOX CGC 8.5 AUTO 8
Selling Price: $6,600
Date Sold: 06/30/2026
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SHOHEI OHTANI PSA 10 2024 BOWMAN #BA-2 1955 '55 ANIME SP DODGERS
Selling Price: $6,550
Date Sold: 06/29/2026
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1949 BOWMAN #224 SATCHELL PAIGE RC INDIANS HOF PSA 3
Selling Price: $6,420
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2022 Bowman Draft 1st Jacob Misiorowski Speckle Auto CDA-JMI # /71 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Bowman Draft Kade Anderson Chrome Auto Gold Refractor 1st #/50 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2025 Topps Dynasty Ken Griffey Jr. Patch Auto B Design Silver #/5 Mariners
Selling Price: $6,300
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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2023 TOPPS PRISTINE PERSONAL ENDORSEMENTS AUTO SHOHEI OHTANI 12/25 PSA 10
Selling Price: $6,250
Date Sold: 06/28/2026
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Not every month gives us five Mondays, but when we get the chance, that means we have an extra “meeting” here — why not use that extra time and real estate to look at the raw football card market? (Like we did in February.)

No reason I can think of, so at the bottom of this post, you’ll find the list of the most expensive raw football cards sold on eBay during May of 2026. But, as we do with baseball each month, we can look a bit deeper into these listings to see if we can find any patterns.

For example, how do old cards stack up against the modern issues when it comes to the raw market? Or do they stack up at all?

Well, here are the number of cards that each decade contributed to the list of the most expensive raw football cards sold on eBay during May of 2026 (full list at bottom of post):

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