Week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

Sunday, Nov 1 edition · covers Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

William Contreras' auction bids rose 144% on the week, the week's biggest mover.

285 players tracked · 7 nights of eBay data · 30 recorded sales

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.

Sport by sport

The typical NBA player drew 2.5× 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.

Soccer 17 players168 bids19k listings · ▼28% on last week
NBA 68 players167 bids60k listings
F1 24 players135 bids4k listings · ▼15% on last week
WNBA 17 players115 bids9k listings · ▼28% on last week
MLB 51 players78 bids104k listings
NFL 80 players68 bids81k listings · ▲8% on last week

Who’s moving, and why

The biggest rises in auction bids on a player’s cards on a typical night, against the week before, beyond what their sport did. With the news behind the move where we found it.

William Contreras MLB+144%Bids on a typical night went from about 172 the week before to 419.Why: Named World Series MVP after the Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Oct 28 for the franchise's first title. (NBC Sports)
Dak Prescott NFL+132%Bids on a typical night went from about 87 the week before to 202.Why: Threw three touchdown passes in the Cowboys' 38-21 Monday night win over the Eagles on Oct 26. (FOX 4)
Kawhi Leonard NBA+103%Bids on a typical night went from about 61 the week before to 124.
Darius Acuff Jr. NBA+88%Bids on a typical night went from about 279 the week before to 525.Why: Opened his Kings rookie season with 33 points against Portland on Oct 23 and 22 against Memphis on Oct 25. (Heavy)
Barry Bonds MLB+72%Bids on a typical night went from about 53 the week before to 91.
Colston Loveland NFL+69%Bids on a typical night went from about 66 the week before to 111.
JuJu Watkins WNBA+63%Bids on a typical night went from about 176 the week before to 287.
Jerry Rice NFL+60%Bids on a typical night went from about 61 the week before to 97.
Caleb Wilson NBA+67%Bids on a typical night went from about 560 the week before to 934.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA+66%Bids on a typical night went from about 141 the week before to 234.

New sealed boxes and release dates: the release calendar.

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 26 – Nov 1, 2026?

Kimi Antonelli (about 968 bids a night), Caleb Wilson (about 934 bids a night), Yaxel Lendeborg (about 794 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 rise in eBay bids the week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026?

William Contreras: about 419 auction bids on a typical night, up 144% from about 172 the week before. Weeks compare each player's median night, for players who drew 50+ bids a night the week before.

Which sport's cards drew the most eBay auction bids the week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026?

Soccer: the typical Soccer player we track drew about 168 auction bids on a typical night. The typical NBA player drew 2.5× 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 26 – Nov 1, 2026?

Dak Prescott (136), William Contreras (129), Luka Dončić (100). 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.

Where does this data come from?

Every night Sports Card Hunt checks eBay for the 285 players we cover: their live listings, the bids on their auctions, and the final prices of the cards on their pages. A player's move compares their typical night of bids (the median night) with the week before, against what their sport did. Free to cite with a link to this page.

See what’s in this edition

The Hunt Score top 10
Sport by sport: 6 sports
Who's moving and why: 10 players

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