In the 24 hours after the Super Bowl, more than $675,000 worth of Patrick Mahomes cards sold on eBay alone. The top seller in the aftermath of the game was a 2017 Prizm Purple Crystals rookie autograph numbered to 75 that went for $12,000.
The overtime win over the 49ers will do nothing but help raise the already huge profile of the Chiefs’ QB. Now a three-time MVP and back-to-back champion, Mahomes is typically among the biggest sellers in auctions of modern cards.
Since the first of Kansas City’s two straight titles, over 340,000 Mahomes cards have sold on the platform for over $24 million.
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The official release day is Wednesday but boxes of 2024 Topps Series 1 Baseball are already being opened by those who have managed to secure them early. Box breaks are already happening online.
Listings began popping up over the weekend and by Monday evening, over 2,000 listings for single cards were on eBay, giving us a more expansive look at some of the cards on the checklist, the new inserts and autographed cards.
Ellie De La Cruz rookie cards are expected to be a big draw. Among the highest asking prices for 2024 singles is for a team color match rookie of the Cincinnati Reds’ shortstop.
The Blueprint insert set also includes De La Cruz, who made his debut in May of last year, just after the cutoff date to be included in 2023 products.
A 1/1 Major League Materials Corbin Carroll relic card was also among the top listings.
Collectors are also getting their first look at the Celebration of the Kid inserts featuring Ken Griffey Jr., 35 years after his first appearance on a Topps card.
2023 Postseason autographed cards have sticker autographs. The first auto relic to appear features Adolis Garcia, who won the ALCS MVP last season.
Among the former players with on-card autographs listed on eBay already are Nolan Ryan, Frank Thomas, Ozzie Smith and Jose Canseco.
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Here’s a great little video clip of Bobby Shantz, the 1952 American League MVP, looking over a 1952 Topps set while signing autographs at a show over the weekend.
Amazing! Cooper got to meet one of his 1952 @Topps today. 1952 MVP Bobby Shantz. He is 98 and loved looking at Coopers #topps set. Bobby needs a special on @MLBNetwork @MLB @jaysonst @jonmorosi #baseballcards #collect #thehobby #vintage pic.twitter.com/GvMU9oy8Ko
— Bobby (@BobbySTL1936) February 10, 2024
Now 98, Shantz is one of the three oldest living major league players. He first appeared in a game on May 1, 1949.
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