Auction House Sales Analysis · working title
What the big auction houses tell us each week
Every week we go through the closing results from Goldin, Alt, and Fanatics Collect and cross-reference the biggest sports card sales against Card Ladder's index data — so you know what's actually moving before you buy or sell. New recap every Friday and Monday morning, plus a special edition after the monthly Elite auctions.
Goldin & Alt · Weekly
Friday, August 21, 2026
Michael Jordan Ran the Board This Week — And a $695K World Cup Duo Stole the Spotlight
Alt's and Goldin's weekly auctions both closed Thursday night, Aug 20. We filtered both platforms to sports only (basketball, football, baseball, soccer, hockey, combat sports, racing, golf, and tennis — no Pokémon or TCG) and sorted by final price, then cross-checked the standout names against Card Ladder's Player Index data. Here's what moved.
The GOATs ran the board
1
2014 Panini Prizm FIFA World Cup Matchups Gold Power Prizm #19 Cristiano Ronaldo/Lionel Messi Dual Card /5, BGS MINT 9
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 11–20) · Lot #1000
The week's single biggest sale by a wide margin — a 5-copy dual card pairing soccer's two biggest icons. Soccer isn't covered by Card Ladder's Player Index the way basketball and football are, so we're citing this one on rarity alone: only 5 copies exist.
$695,400
final price
2
1998 Upper Deck Game Worn Jersey Autograph Michael Jordan #MJX-GJ /23, BGS 9.5 Auto 10
Alt Weekly Auction · Weekly Auction – Aug 20
Jordan's Card Ladder Index sits at a current value of 50,272, up 36.08% over the last 3 months across 1,843 tracked cards — still the single hottest name in the hobby.
$400,054
final price
3
1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57, PSA 10
Alt Weekly Auction · Weekly Auction – Aug 20
A second seven-figure-adjacent Jordan sale in the same week — the iconic Fleer rookie, graded PSA 10.
$384,000
final price
4
2003 SP Authentic Rookie Authentics Autograph LeBron James #148 /500, BGS 10 Auto 10
Alt Weekly Auction · Weekly Auction – Aug 20
LeBron's Card Ladder Index sits at 56,175, up 41.63% over the last 3 months across 1,093 tracked cards — the strongest 3-month growth of any name on this week's board.
$174,462
final price
5
2018 Topps Heritage Real One Autographs Red Ink #ROA-SO Shohei Ohtani Signed Rookie Card /69, BGS NM-MT+ 8.5, Beckett 10
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 11–20) · Lot #1001
Ohtani's Card Ladder Index sits at 43,263, up 20.07% over 3 months across just 92 tracked cards — a much smaller market than the basketball legends above, but this on-card autograph rookie found a serious buyer.
$115,900
final price
Rookies and rising stars found buyers too
1
2025 Panini Absolute Kaboom! Horizontal Green Caleb Williams #4 /1, PSA 8
Alt Weekly Auction · Weekly Auction – Aug 20
Card Ladder tracks only 2 Caleb Williams cards so far (current index value $2,485, up 60.74% over 3 months) — still very early days for his rookie market, and this die-cut 1/1 is a real data point in it.
$76,620
final price
2
2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Edition Padparadscha #BDC-8 Jac Caglianone Rookie Card /1, PSA NM-MT 8
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 11–20) · Lot #1018
A 1-of-1 parallel of the Royals' first-round pick — strong early interest in a brand-new rookie class.
$24,644
final price
3
2025 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition F1 Helmet Collection Purple #HC-1 Kimi Antonelli Rookie Card /10, PSA GEM MT 10 — Pop 4
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 11–20) · Lot #1017
Formula 1 rookie cards keep finding buyers as the category grows on both platforms — Pop 4 at this grade makes it one of the finest known copies.
$21,932
final price
Sale prices are public closed results from Alt's and Goldin's Weekly Auctions, both closed Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, cited with attribution. Card Ladder Player Index data (current value, 3-month rate of growth, tracked card count) is cited from Card Ladder's public Players pages for informational purposes only — not investment advice, and JB Cards & Collectibles is not affiliated with Card Ladder, Alt, or Goldin. Pokémon and TCG lots are excluded; this recap covers sports cards only.
Fanatics Collect · Weekly
Monday, August 17, 2026
GOAT Mania Takes Over Weekly Auction #239 — And the Next Generation Is Already Cashing In
Fanatics Collect's Weekly Auction #239 closed Sunday night, Aug 16. Pokémon and TCG lots technically dominated the top of the price sheet (as usual), but we're sticking to sports — so we sorted through the closed results for football, basketball, and baseball, and cross-checked the standout names against Card Ladder's tracked market cap data. Here's what stood out.
The GOATs showed up
1
1986 Fleer Basketball Michael Jordan Rookie #57, MBA Gold PSA 9
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 2524
Jordan sold 15+ cards this week between $18,000 and $90,000. No surprise — he's the single highest tracked name on Card Ladder, with a $2.66B market cap across 1,843 cards.
$90,000
final price
2
2002 Finest Refractor LeBron James Rookie /250 #178, PSA 10
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 3594
LeBron's tracked market cap sits at $926.95M per Card Ladder, second only to Jordan among the names we follow.
$66,000
final price
3
2000 SP Authentic Tom Brady Rookie /1250 #118, BGS 9.5
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 6884 · Fanatics Collect Eye Appeal: Top 5%
Football's GOAT carries a $537.76M Card Ladder market cap across 552 tracked cards — this Eye Appeal Top 5% copy brought a strong premium.
$57,600
final price
4
2018 Topps Chrome Variation Green Refractor Shohei Ohtani Rookie /99, PSA 10
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 1005
Ohtani's market is smaller but mighty — $262.26M in tracked market cap across just 92 cards, per Card Ladder.
$43,200
final price
5
2024 Panini Prizm Manga Stephen Curry #2, PSA 10
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 4583
Curry's tracked market cap is $252.33M across 272 cards — modern parallels like this one keep finding buyers.
$40,800
final price
The next generation is already cashing in
1
2024 Select Cam Ward Rookie 1/1 #501, BGS 9.5
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 7830F1 · BGS Population 1 of 1 — none graded higher
The surprise of the week. Card Ladder tracks just 2 Cam Ward cards, worth $11.39k combined — this single 1/1 sold for more than 3x his entire tracked market.
$36,000
final price
2
2020 National Treasures Gold Tyrese Maxey Rookie Patch Auto 10/10, BGS 8
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 4158 · BGS Population 1 of 1 — eight graded higher
Maxey's Card Ladder market cap is $1.90M across 26 tracked cards — a real, if early, market.
$28,800
final price
3
2024 Donruss Downtown! Gold Caleb Williams Rookie /10, PSA 8
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 7605 · PSA Population 1 of 3 — just two graded higher
Card Ladder tracks only 2 Caleb Williams cards so far, worth $1.53M combined — very early days for his rookie market, and this is a real data point in it.
$21,600
final price
4
2017 Panini Prizm Green Scope Patrick Mahomes II Rookie Auto /99, PSA 10
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #239 · Lot 7077
Mahomes has graduated from "rising" to established — $122.76M Card Ladder market cap across 292 cards.
$24,600
final price
Sale prices are public closed results from Fanatics Collect's Weekly Auction #239 (closed Aug 16, 2026), cited with attribution. Market cap and card-count figures are cited from Card Ladder's public Players index data for informational purposes only — not investment advice, and JB Cards & Collectibles is not affiliated with Card Ladder or Fanatics Collect. Pokémon and TCG lots are excluded; this recap covers sports cards only.