Hunting at Caitlin Clark recruit cards The latest version of WNBA commercial cards is selling at higher prices than the NBA equivalent for the first time.
On February 12, Panini, which currently holds the exclusive licenses of the negotiation card for the two leagues, published its flagship product 2024 Prizm Set For the WNBA. Even if the League 2024 season is over, leisure boxes are currently sold for an average of about $ 1,200 each with retailers, According to Waxstatwhich follows the retail prices of sports cards. Panini 2024-25 NBA Prizm Set will be published on February 19 and the average presale of a leisure box is currently about $ 800, According to Waxstat.
The WNBA and NBA Prizm leisure boxes each contain 12 packs with 12 cards in each pack and a guarantee of two cards signed per box. The leisure boxes of 2023 WNBA Prizm have transported a suggested retail price of $ 150, which means that the price of the latest version marks an increase of 700%.
The sudden explosion of demand and, therefore, the value of WNBA cards was fueled by the massive interest in the draft class of the League in 2024, led by choice n ° 1 and the recruit of the year Clark.
Throughout last year, the Clark college and the initial versions of WNBA cards have repeatedly broken sales records. In December, his vinyl card in vinyl wnba gold in its sole kind is sold at auction For $ 234,850 – Currently the record for a Clark card and a women’s basketball card. Clark’s Prizm 1/1 card will almost certainly overshadow this number once it is found and sold, because Prizm is more well considered than among collectors.
But while the most recent Draft WNBA class is inspiring an unprecedented interest in the league cards, the opposite takes place on the side of the NBA. The request for sealed boxes of cards to be discussed in any sport is largely motivated by the interest in the class of recruits and if collectors think that the first cards of these players can have a long -term value. Until now, the 2024 NBA Draft Class fails to inspire this belief. However, 2023-24 NBA Prizm Hobby Boxes, which include Victor Wembanyama recruits cardsare currently sold for almost $ 1,300 on average, According to Waxstat.
According to Ebay, the largest market for commercial cards and collectibles, Clark is the third most sought-after basketball player on their platform during the NBA current season, behind Wembanyama and Lebron James.
2024 WNBA Prizm has a basic set of 150 players which includes recruit cards for Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso and others. Each card of the basic set has a total of 32 parallel variations in variable colors, drawings and rarity. In addition to these cards, Prizm also includes a variety of dedicated cards from Clark, Reese and other best players, as well as additional inserts that also include the best names in the League. Clark base Prizm recruit card (N ° 22 overall) currently sells about $ 70 on eBay, while the popular Silver Prizm Parallels Around $ 450 sells, although the supply is still limited because the product is still hitting stores across the country.
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