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Goldin, Alt & Premier Auction
Friday, August 28, 2026
A $1.14 Million Ohtani Headlines a Record Premier Auction — Plus the Caleb Williams vs. Jaxson Dart Black Finite Battle
Fanatics Collect's August Premier Auction — the modern monthly successor to PWCC's marquee sale — closed Friday, Aug 28, right alongside Alt's and Goldin's weekly auctions, which both closed Thursday night, Aug 27. We filtered all three 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 August Premier Auction smashed records
Fanatics Collect's Premier Auction runs once a month instead of weekly, and this edition delivered at least 18 individual sales over $300,000 in a single day — not counting a $1,020,000 Pokémon 1/1 that falls outside our sports-only scope. Here are the six biggest sports sales.
1
2025 Topps Dynasty Gold Shohei Ohtani MLB Logoman Patch Autograph, DNA 10, 1/1, #SO, PSA 9 MINT
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 1
The single largest sale we've tracked on any platform this year. Ohtani's Card Ladder Index sits at $42,631, up 20.96% over the last 3 months across just 92 tracked cards — a true 1/1 game-used MLB Logoman patch autograph in that thin a market is exactly the kind of card that clears seven figures.
$1,140,000
final price
2
2026 Topps Chrome B2B MVP Award Winner Aaron Judge Dual Gold Logoman Patch Autograph, 1/1, CGC Auth (Unscratched Redemption)
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 12F1
Judge's Card Ladder Index sits at $177,414, down 5.50% over 3 months across 197 tracked cards — a rare dip in an otherwise hot market. Even so, this dual game-used Gold Logoman on-card autograph 1/1 cleared nearly $1 million.
$900,000
final price
3
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311, PSA 6 EXMT
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 15
Mantle's Card Ladder Index sits at $16,815, up 62.80% over 3 months across 544 tracked cards — the fastest-growing index among this week's headliners. The single most iconic card in the hobby, and a mid-grade copy still commanded $690,000.
$690,000
final price
4
2003 Exquisite Collection Number Pieces LeBron James Rookie Patch Autograph, /23, #LJ, BGS 9 MINT
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 4
LeBron's Card Ladder Index sits at $56,110, up 41.58% over 3 months across 1,093 tracked cards. This rookie patch autograph — one of only 23 made — is considered the crown jewel of his rookie class.
$588,000
final price
5
1986 Fleer Basketball Michael Jordan Rookie Autograph, DNA 10, #57, PSA 8 NM-MT (MBA Silver)
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 2
Jordan's Card Ladder Index sits at $50,717, up 35.96% over 3 months across 1,843 tracked cards — still the hottest name in the hobby. The autograph is doing the heavy lifting over an unsigned copy of the same card.
$516,000
final price
6
1984 Star Basketball Michael Jordan Rookie #101, PSA 8 NM-MT (Fanatics Collect Eye Appeal: Top 30%)
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 6
A PSA 6 copy of this same card sold for $92,180 as an index comp. A PSA 7 copy also sold this same week on Alt for $156,000 (see "The GOATs ran the board" below) — three grades, three very different prices, one hot rookie card.
$504,000
final price
The Black Finite Battle: Caleb Williams vs. Jaxson Dart
Two straight lots in the same Premier Auction, two true 1-of-1 Panini Prizm Black Finite rookie parallels, two current NFL starting quarterbacks. Here's how the market valued each.
1
2024 Panini Prizm Black Finite Caleb Williams Rookie, 1/1, #301, PSA 9 MINT
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 22
Williams' Card Ladder Index sits at just $2,337, up 60.17% over 3 months — but that's built on base and Silver Prizm copies selling for hundreds, not thousands. A true 1/1 rookie parallel found a buyer at nearly 100x that index value.
$222,000
final price
2
2025 Panini Prizm Black Finite Jaxson Dart Rookie, 1/1, #332, PSA 10 GEM MINT
Fanatics Collect Premier Auction · Aug PA Lot 23
Dart doesn't have enough sales volume yet for a Card Ladder Index value, but his 2025 Donruss Downtown Gold /10 PSA 10 last sold for $20,200. On rarity and a full grade point higher than Williams' copy (PSA 10 vs. PSA 9), this 1/1 came within $18,000 of matching Williams' number.
$204,000
final price
The GOATs ran the board
1
2025 Panini Flawless WNBA Logowomen Patch Autograph Platinum #FPAPBU Paige Bueckers, 1/1
Alt Weekly Auction (Aug 14–27)
The week's single biggest sports sale on either platform. WNBA cards aren't covered by Card Ladder's Player Index the way basketball and football are, but the sport's overall index is one of the fastest-growing we track (see Weekly Market Pulse above) — and a true 1/1 patch autograph of the league's biggest rookie name backs that up.
$249,750
final price
2
2018 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions Goudey Sport Royalty Autograph '19 Insert #SRASO Shohei Ohtani, BGS 9.5 Auto 10
Alt Weekly Auction (Aug 14–27)
Ohtani's Card Ladder Index sits at a current value of 42,631, up 20.96% over the last 3 months across 92 tracked cards — a small market, but three separate Ohtani autos combined for more than $385,000 across Alt and Goldin this week alone.
$213,000
final price
3
1984 Star Michael Jordan #101, PSA 7
Alt Weekly Auction (Aug 14–27)
Jordan's Card Ladder Index sits at 50,717, up 35.96% over the last 3 months across 1,843 tracked cards — still the single hottest name in the hobby. A PSA 6 copy of this exact card/year sold for $102,000 on Fanatics Collect just last week; this PSA 7 copy topped that by more than 50% — and a higher-graded PSA 8 copy sold for $504,000 in Fanatics Collect's Premier Auction this same week (see "The August Premier Auction smashed records" above).
$156,000
final price
4
2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor Tom Brady Rookie #236, PSA 9
Alt Weekly Auction (Aug 14–27)
Brady's Card Ladder Index sits at 170,351, up 35.59% over 3 months across 552 tracked cards. This exact rare Refractor rookie also changed hands on Goldin this week — an SGC GEM MINT 10 (Pop 3) copy sold there for $61,000, meaning two copies of the same card traded across two platforms in the same week.
$145,877
final price
5
2023 Panini Immaculate Collection Logoman Autograph #ILA-GIA Giannis Antetokounmpo, CGC 8.5, 1/1
Alt Weekly Auction (Aug 14–27)
A true 1/1 Logoman autograph — the rarest patch tier in Panini's flagship product — of a top-5 active NBA player.
$138,566
final price
Rookies and rising stars found buyers too
1
2018 Panini Donruss Optic Rated Rookies Signatures Carolina Blue '21 National #RRS-SO Shohei Ohtani Signed Rookie Card, BGS GEM MINT 9.5, 1/1
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 18–27) · Lot #1092
A true 1-of-1 rookie autograph — the third and final piece of Ohtani's $385K+ week across both platforms.
$34,356
final price
2
2025-26 Topps Chrome Premier League Chrome Autographs Red Geometric Refractor #CA-MD Max Dowman Signed Rookie Card /5, PSA GEM MT 10 — Pop 1
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 18–27) · Lot #1000
Arsenal's 16-year-old prodigy and the youngest player in the club's history — a Pop 1, 5-copy rookie auto found a serious buyer in his first full season.
$31,720
final price
3
1986-87 Fleer Basketball Complete Set (132, With Stickers Inserts) — Featuring Michael Jordan Rookie Card, PSA EX-MT 6
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 18–27) · Lot #1003
Not every Jordan sale is a single card — this complete vintage set (his rookie card included) is a different way collectors bought into the Jordan market this week.
$21,960
final price
4
2025 Topps Lights Out F1 Bright Future Autographs Red Kimi Antonelli Signed Rookie Card /5, PSA GEM MT 10 — Pop 1
Goldin Weekly Auction (Aug 18–27) · Lot #1001
Formula 1 rookie cards keep finding buyers as the category grows — a third straight week we've seen a Pop 1 Antonelli rookie clear $20K+.
$20,740
final price
Sale prices are public closed results from Fanatics Collect's August Premier Auction (closed Fri, Aug 28, 2026) and from Alt's and Goldin's Weekly Auctions (both closed Thu, Aug 27, 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, pulled Aug 28, 2026, for informational purposes only — not investment advice, and JB Cards & Collectibles is not affiliated with Card Ladder, Fanatics Collect, Alt, or Goldin. Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and other TCG lots are excluded — including a $1,020,000 Pokémon 1/1 that also sold in the Premier Auction; this recap covers sports cards only.
Fanatics Collect · Weekly
Monday, August 24, 2026
Michael Jordan Cards Take Over Weekly Auction #240 — And a Wemby Rookie Shows the Next Wave Is Already Paying Off
Fanatics Collect's Weekly Auction #240 closed Sunday night, Aug 23. (Quick note: PWCC Marketplace now redirects straight to Fanatics Collect — the two have merged, so this is the only major weekly auction to check going forward instead of two separate sites.) We filtered the closed results to sports only (basketball, football, baseball, soccer, hockey, combat sports, racing, golf, and tennis — no Pokémon or TCG, even though Pokémon technically dominated the top of the price sheet again) 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
1984 Star Basketball Michael Jordan ROOKIE #101, PSA 6 EXMT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 2296
The week's top sports sale. Jordan's Card Ladder Index sits at a current value of 50,194, up 36.10% over the last 3 months across 1,843 tracked cards — still the single hottest name in the hobby.
$102,000
final price
2
1998 Metal Universe Linchpins Kobe Bryant #2, PSA 10 GEM MINT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 3190 · PSA Population 1 of 9
Kobe's Card Ladder Index sits at 47,236, up 41.16% over 3 months — the fastest-growing index of any GOAT-tier name on this week's board.
$66,000
final price
3
1997 Upper Deck Game Jersey Michael Jordan PATCH #GJ13, PSA 8 NM-MT — Game-Worn 1992 NBA All-Star Patch
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 3139
A second Jordan piece cracking the top of the board — a game-used patch tied to his 1992 All-Star appearance.
$60,000
final price
4
1995 Stadium Club Beam Team Michael Jordan #B14, PSA 10 GEM MINT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 2744
A third seven-figure-adjacent Jordan sale this week — the hobby's deepest and most liquid tracked market keeps finding buyers at every price point.
$52,800
final price
5
2015 Panini Prizm Fireworks Black LeBron James 1/1 #9, BGS 9.5 GEM MINT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 3810 · BGS Population 1 of 1 — none graded higher
LeBron's Card Ladder Index sits at 56,956, up 42.13% over 3 months across 1,093 tracked cards — the strongest 3-month growth of any headline name this week, and this true 1/1 found a buyer willing to pay for it.
$48,000
final price
The next generation is already cashing in
1
2025 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Victor Wembanyama AUTO /25 #BCA-VW, PSA 10 GEM MINT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 4923F2 · PSA Population 1 of 3
Card Ladder tracks just 39 Wembanyama cards so far — current index value $1,454, up 15.10% over 3 months. Tiny next to the GOATs above, but growing every quarter.
$30,600
final price
2
2023 Panini Crown Royale Kaboom! Victor Wembanyama ROOKIE #11, MBA PSA 7 NRMT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 4339F1
A second Wembanyama rookie hit the exact same price point the same night — real, repeated demand for his rookie class, not a one-off.
$30,600
final price
3
2023 Topps Chrome Sapphire UCC Image Variation Red Sapphire Lamine Yamal ROOKIE 5/5 #CVS4, BGS 9 MINT
Fanatics Collect Weekly Auction #240 · Lot 8985F1 · BGS Population 1 of 1 — none graded higher
Yamal's Card Ladder Index actually dipped this quarter (-7.00%, now 2,749 across just 29 tracked cards) — early rookie markets can be volatile, and this true 1-of-5 still found a serious buyer despite the dip.
$25,200
final price
Sale prices are public closed results from Fanatics Collect's Weekly Auction #240 (closed Sunday, Aug 23, 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, pulled Aug 24, 2026, for informational purposes only — not investment advice, and JB Cards & Collectibles is not affiliated with Card Ladder or Fanatics Collect. Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, and other TCG lots are excluded; this recap covers sports cards only. PWCC Marketplace's site now redirects to Fanatics Collect, confirming the two platforms have merged.
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.