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32,882
↑ 4.55% past monthThe football card market keeps climbing — this index is up over 3,000% since 2004, and still trending up over the last month.
per Card Ladder23,953
↑ 9.40% past monthBasketball is the fastest mover of the last 30 days among the majors — a good time to keep an eye on rookies before prices catch up.
per Card Ladder14,193
↑ 1.75% past monthBaseball is holding steady — slower growth than football or basketball right now, but it's tracked over 15,800 cards, one of the deepest markets out there.
per Card Ladder13,918
↑ 10.06% past monthWNBA cards had the biggest one-month jump of any sport we track — still a small market, but clearly heating up fast.
per Card LadderIndex values and trends shown here are cited from Card Ladder's public index data for informational and educational purposes only — this is not investment advice, and JB Cards & Collectibles is not affiliated with Card Ladder. For live charts, top movers, and full index detail, subscribe directly at cardladder.com.
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2018 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor Shohei Ohtani Rookie Auto, /50, PSA 9
$78,000
Top sports sale of a Pokémon-heavy week — Card Ladder's own comps confirm this exact card/grade last sold for the same $78,000.
2023 Topps Mercury Black Refractor Victor Wembanyama Rookie Auto, /10, PSA 9
$66,000
A Pop 1 rookie auto sold for nearly 150x Wembanyama's Card Ladder index value — his base Prizm rookies still sell for under $400.
2024 Panini Prizm Deca Black Shimmer FOTL Caleb Williams Rookie, 1/1
$35,400
A different parallel than last week's $222K Black Finite 1/1 — but the same story: true 1/1s of his rookie season keep finding serious buyers.
2025 Topps Chrome Game Genies Patrick Mahomes II
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2025 Topps Chrome Game Genies Lamar Jackson
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2024 Panini Flawless Champions 2X Sig. Platinum John Elway
$1,995.00
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2024 Panini Phoenix Color Blast CJ Stroud
$395.00
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2024 Panini Donruss Downtown! Malik Nabers
$795.00
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2020 Panini Donruss Downtown Jalen Hurts
$2,995.00
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2025 Panini Donruss Downtown Matthew Stafford
$1,295.00
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2022 Panini Donruss Downtown Patrick Mahomes II
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2025 Panini Donruss Downtown Patrick Mahomes II
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2024 Panini Absolute Kaboom! Horizontal Drake Maye
$2,295.00
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2024 Panini Absolute Kaboom! Horizontal Drake Maye
$3,995.00
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2024 Panini Phoenix Color Blast Jayden Daniels
$2,250.00
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2014 Panini Flawless Patches Autographs Emerald Matthew Stafford
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2025 Panini Select Alter Ego Prizm Gold Saquon Barkley
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