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Market report · Week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026

The card market, Oct 12 – 18, 2026

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The week in one sentenceStephen Curry's 2009 Topps #321 (PSA 10) sold for $18,802, the week's top sale, while Jayden Daniels' auction bids jumped 5.1× in a single night.

243 players tracked · 7 nights of eBay data · 1,153 recorded sales

Stephen Curry 2009 Topps #321

Card of the week

2009 Topps #321

Stephen Curry · NBA

$18,802 in PSA 10, sold on eBay Oct 16 after 72 bids. The top sale of the 1,153 we recorded this week.

Photo: a current eBay listing of this card, not the copy that sold.

Hunt Score top 10

Our 1–99 rating of how hard collectors are chasing a player’s cards this week: the size of their eBay market, auction demand, momentum and recorded sales, ranked across every player we track. Over 99 means one of the two or three hottest players in the hobby this week.

  1. Max Verstappen F1
  2. Nikola Jokić NBA
  3. Luka Dončić NBA
  4. LaMelo Ball NBA
  5. Josh Allen NFL
  6. Stephen Curry NBA
  7. Ronald Acuña Jr. MLB
  8. Jackson Chourio MLB
  9. Drake Maye NFL
  10. Michael Jordan NBA

Who moved, and why

The biggest one-night jumps in auction bids on a player’s cards, against their usual (the median of the nights before).

  1. Jayden Daniels NFL5.1×159 bids on Oct 18 vs about 31
  2. Marvin Harrison Jr. NFL5×144 bids on Oct 13 vs about 29
  3. Cam Ward NFL5×129 bids on Oct 18 vs about 26
  4. Arvid Lindblad F14.6×237 bids on Oct 17 vs about 51
  5. Julio Rodríguez MLB4.3×139 bids on Oct 12 vs about 32
  6. Peyton Manning NFL3.4×246 bids on Oct 13 vs about 73
  7. Oscar Piastri F13.3×153 bids on Oct 14 vs about 47
  8. Jordan Love NFL3.2×153 bids on Oct 13 vs about 48
  9. William Contreras MLB3.1×295 bids on Oct 16 vs about 95
  10. Tyson Bagent NFL3×411 bids on Oct 18 vs about 138

Sport by sport

The typical NBA player drew 3.1× the auction bids of the typical NFL player.

The typical player in each sport: auction bids on a typical night, and how many cards they have listed on eBay.

  1. Soccer 6 players423 bids32k listings
  2. NBA 55 players180 bids68k listings
  3. WNBA 7 players142 bids23k listings · ▼10% on last week
  4. F1 23 players95 bids5k listings · ▲132% on last week
  5. MLB 42 players69 bids112k listings · ▼19% on last week
  6. NFL 71 players59 bids84k listings · ▼21% on last week

Biggest sales

The week’s highest recorded eBay sales of the cards on our player pages.

  1. Stephen Curry NBA$18,8022009 Topps #321 (PSA 10) · Oct 16 · 72 bids
  2. Babe Ruth MLB$8,6551933 Goudey #53 (SGC 1) · Oct 16 · 39 bids
  3. Mickey Mantle MLB$7,9661953 Topps #82 · Oct 17 · 26 bids
  4. Willie Mays MLB$7,6551951 Bowman #305 (PSA 2) · Oct 16 · 22 bids
  5. Tom Brady NFL$5,9002000 Bowman Chrome #236 (PSA 8) · Oct 14 · 26 bids
  6. Tom Brady NFL$5,0382000 Bowman Chrome #236 (PSA 8) · Oct 12 · 53 bids
  7. Tom Brady NFL$4,7502000 Bowman #236 (PSA 9) · Oct 18 · 21 bids
  8. Hank Aaron MLB$4,2471954 Topps #128 (PSA 3) · Oct 12 · 37 bids
  9. Mike Ditka NFL$3,9951962 Topps #17 (PSA 8) · Oct 12 · 1 bid
  10. LeBron James NBA$3,9002003 Topps Chrome #111 (PSA 9) · Oct 12 · 48 bids

New boxes

Sealed boxes on eBay against the maker’s list price (MSRP), where one is published. eBay asks as of Oct 19. Every new box.

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How we measure

Players tracked
Every player with a Sports Card Hunt page. Every night we check eBay for each one.
Auction bids
The bids on a player’s 200 soonest-ending eBay auctions that night, counted the same way every night.
Bid surge
One night’s bids divided by the player’s usual: the median of their nights before. Only nights with 50+ bids, for players who usually get 20+, count, so a jump from 2 to 9 isn’t a headline.
Recorded sales
Final eBay prices of the specific cards on our player pages, each sale counted once. Not every card sold on eBay.
New boxes
The cheapest and typical Buy It Now asks for sealed boxes on eBay, against the maker’s list price (MSRP) when it’s published.
Hunt Score
Our 1–99 rating of how hard collectors are chasing a player’s cards this week: the size of their eBay market, auction demand, momentum and recorded sales, ranked across every player we track. Over 99 means one of the two or three hottest players in the hobby this week. The recipe is on the most hunted board.
Weeks
Monday to Sunday (UTC). Each finished week is saved as it was, so a number you quote won’t change. Each player’s current Hunt Score is on the most hunted board.

Frequently asked

Which players' cards drew the most bids on eBay the week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026?

Kimi Antonelli (about 878 bids a night), Caleb Wilson (about 704 bids a night), Mike Ditka (about 649 bids a night), counting bids on each player's 200 soonest-ending eBay auctions on a typical night of the week.

Which player's cards had the biggest jump in eBay bids the week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026?

Jayden Daniels: 159 auction bids on Oct 18, 5.1× their usual of about 31 a night. A surge counts only on nights with 50+ bids, for players who usually get 20+.

Which sport's cards drew the most eBay auction bids the week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026?

Soccer: the typical Soccer player we track drew about 423 auction bids on a typical night. The typical NBA player drew 3.1× the auction bids of the typical NFL player. Counted across each player's 200 soonest-ending eBay auctions.

Which players had the highest Hunt Score the week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026?

Max Verstappen (114), Nikola Jokić (99), Luka Dončić (99). The Hunt Score is Sports Card Hunt's 1–99 rating of how hard collectors are chasing a player's cards: eBay auction demand, momentum against recent weeks and recorded sales, ranked across every player we track. Over 100 means a player is breaking out.

What was the most expensive sports card sold on eBay the week of Oct 12 – 18, 2026?

Of the cards we track, Stephen Curry's 2009 Topps #321 (PSA 10) sold for the most: $18,802 on Oct 16. That's from 1,153 recorded eBay sales of the cards on our player pages, not every card on eBay.

Where does this data come from?

Every night Sports Card Hunt checks eBay for the 243 players we cover: their live listings, the bids on their auctions, and the final prices of the cards on their pages. A bid surge compares a night's bids to the player's own median over the nights before. Free to cite with a link to this page.