Fanatics Collect Auction Results - Weekly Auction #239 Recap

Weekly Auction #239 is officially in the books, with 19 Arthur’s Cards & Collectibles listings sold across baseball, football, basketball, and soccer.

The auction generated 155 total bids, with an average buyer price of $37.58 and a median buyer price of $20.40, including the Fanatics Collect buyer’s premium.

Baseball supplied the two highest sales of the week, led by the Barry Bonds Gold Label parallel and PSA 10 Derek Jeter Bowman. Drew Brees gave football another strong result, while Lamine Yamal led the modern-card group.

Weekly Auction #239 at a Glance

Listings sold: 19
Total bids: 155
Average buyer price: $37.58
Median buyer price: $20.40
Listings at $30 or less: 14
Including 7 at $18 or less

Buyer prices include the 20% Fanatics Collect buyer’s premium. Individual results below show both the hammer price (winning bid amount) and final buyer price (winning bid + 20% buyer's premium).

Top Auction Results

2002 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Titanium Barry Bonds /100 #73 PSA 8 NM-MT

Hammer price: $130
Buyer price: $156
Bids: 18

Barry Bonds finished as the top result in Weekly Auction #239, with his 2002 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Titanium parallel /100 reaching a $130 hammer on 18 bids.

The Titanium parallel combines a print run of only 100 copies with Gold Label’s premium early-2000s design and one of baseball’s most recognizable players.

The PSA 8 grade also fits comfortably within what we would consider a strong range for a card of this age and scarcity. With only a small number of graded examples and no PSA 10 currently on the population report, the card itself carries significant weight alongside the number on the label.

It ultimately edged out a PSA 10 Derek Jeter rookie for the highest sale of the week, giving us a good example of how scarcity, player demand, product identity, and grade can all work together in different ways.

1994 Bowman Derek Jeter Rookie #633 PSA 10 Gem Mint

Hammer price: $125
Buyer price: $150
Bids: 22

Derek Jeter finished just behind Bonds at $125 and attracted an auction-high 22 bids.

The card offered a very different collecting proposition from the Bonds Titanium.

Rather than relying on serial-numbered scarcity, the Jeter combined rookie-card appeal, one of baseball’s strongest long-term collector bases, and a PSA 10 Gem Mint grade.

The two cards finishing within $6 of each other after buyer premium made for an interesting contrast: one was a scarce PSA 8 parallel, while the other was a more familiar rookie in the highest widely attainable grade.

2003 Leaf Limited Bronze Spotlight Drew Brees /150 #80 PSA 9 Mint

Hammer price: $66
Buyer price: $79.20
Bids: 16

Drew Brees led football with his 2003 Leaf Limited Bronze Spotlight /150 reaching $66 on 16 bids.

The card was neither a rookie nor an autograph, but the combination of a Hall of Fame-caliber quarterback, a limited print run of 150, an early-2000s premium product, and a PSA 9 grade was enough to separate it from the rest of the football group.

Like the Bonds result, it provided another example of collectors showing interest in scarce cards of established stars rather than focusing exclusively on modern rookies and Gem Mint grades.

1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 0 Matt Williams /100 #63 PSA 8 NM-MT

Hammer price: $36
Buyer price: $43.20
Bids: 9

Matt Williams finished fourth overall with his 1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 0 /100 reaching $36.

The result stood out because Williams does not have the same collector base as Bonds, Jeter, or Brees.

What the card does have is one of the more recognizable premium parallel names of the late 1990s. Flair Showcase Legacy Collection cards have developed a following of their own, and with only 100 copies produced, availability is naturally limited.

The $43.20 buyer price suggests collectors were willing to pay for the combination of scarcity, era, and product identity even in a PSA 8 holder.

2024 Topps UEFA Club Competitions Lamine Yamal Rookie #27 CGC 10 Gem Mint

Hammer price: $33
Buyer price: $39.60
Bids: 14

Lamine Yamal led soccer and finished as the highest-selling modern rookie of the week.

His 2024 Topps UEFA Club Competitions rookie reached $33 with 14 bids, giving it the fourth-highest bid total in the auction.

The card itself is relatively straightforward compared with several of the numbered parallels in the lineup, but Yamal’s collector demand and the CGC 10 grade were enough to push it into the top five.

Most Active Bidding

Several listings stood out not only because of their final prices, but also because of the amount of bidding activity they generated.

Card	Hammer Price	Buyer Price	Bids
1994 Bowman Derek Jeter Rookie #633 • PSA 10 Gem Mint	$125	$150	22
2002 Topps Gold Label Titanium Barry Bonds /100 #73 • PSA 8	$130	$156	18
2003 Leaf Limited Bronze Spotlight Drew Brees /150 #80 • PSA 9	$66	$79.20	16
2024 Topps UEFA Lamine Yamal Rookie #27 • CGC 10	$33	$39.60	14
2024 Topps Signature Class Fluidity Malik Nabers Rookie #F-7 • CGC 10	$21	$25.20	11
1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Matt Williams /100 #63 • PSA 8	$36	$43.20	9
2024 Topps Chrome UEFA Wonderkids Endrick Rookie #WK-2 • CGC 9.5	$13	$15.60	9
1994 SP Holoview FX Alex Rodriguez Rookie #33 • CSG 9	$17	$20.40	7
2024 Prestige Premium Blue Garrett Wilson Auto /99 #230 • CGC 10	$22	$26.40	7
2002 Topps Gold Label Titanium Scott Rolen /100 #79 • PSA 8	$25	$30	6

Complete Results by Sport

Baseball Results

• Barry Bonds — 2002 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Titanium /100 PSA 8 — $156 buyer / $130 hammer
• Derek Jeter — 1994 Bowman Rookie PSA 10 — $150 / $125
• Matt Williams — 1998 Flair Showcase Legacy Collection Row 0 /100 PSA 8 — $43.20 / $36
• Scott Rolen — 2002 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Titanium /100 PSA 8 — $30 / $25
• Alex Rodriguez — 1994 SP Holoview FX Rookie CSG 9 — $20.40 / $17
• Julio Rodríguez — 2024 Topps Purple Holofoil /799 CGC 10 — $20.40 / $17
• Paul Goldschmidt — 2021 Topps Gold Label Class 3 Blue /50 CGC 10 — $20.40 / $17

Football Results

• Drew Brees — 2003 Leaf Limited Bronze Spotlight /150 PSA 9 — $79.20 buyer / $66 hammer
• Garrett Wilson — 2024 Prestige Xtra Points Premium Blue Auto /99 CGC 10 — $26.40 / $22
• Malik Nabers — 2024 Topps Signature Class Fluidity Rookie CGC 10 — $25.20 / $21
• Drake Maye — 2024 Score-A-Treat Rising Stars Green Bats Rookie CGC 10 — $13.20 / $11
• Quinn Ewers — 2025 Panini Revolution New Wave Rookie CGC 9 — $12 / $10
• Malik Nabers — 2024 Donruss Vortex Rookie CGC 10 — $12 / $10
• Brock Bowers — 2024 Topps Chrome Rookie CGC 7.5 — $7.20 / $6

Soccer Results

• Lamine Yamal — 2024 Topps UEFA Club Competitions Rookie CGC 10 — $39.60 buyer / $33 hammer
• Endrick — 2024 Topps Chrome UEFA Club Competitions Wonderkids Rookie CGC 9.5 — $15.60 / $13

Basketball Results

• Anthony Edwards — 2024 Hoops Winter Skyview Holo CGC 10 — $24 buyer / $20 hammer
• Paolo Banchero — 2022 Select Courtside Retail Rookie CGC 10 — $13.20 / $11
• OG Anunoby — 2024 Hoops Teal Explosion CGC 8 — $6 / $5

Collector-Friendly Results

Despite the three cards at the top, most of Weekly Auction #239 remained accessible from a buyer’s perspective.

Of the 19 sold listings, 14 cost buyers $30 or less, including seven with final buyer prices of $18 or less.

The median buyer price finished at $20.40, compared with an average of $37.58.

We like to emphasize results like these because, even when it feels as though card prices are rising across the board, there are still plenty of cards available at accessible price points.

Collectors were still able to pick up graded cards of Lamine Yamal, Anthony Edwards, Julio Rodríguez, Alex Rodriguez, Paul Goldschmidt, Malik Nabers, Drake Maye, Paolo Banchero, and other recognizable names without moving into premium price territory.

Arthur's Market Notes & Insights

Now for the fun part: interpreting the results.

The individual sale prices tell us what happened, but the more interesting question is what—if anything—we can actually take away from them. The following is what we understood the market to be telling us this week.

Scarcity Works Best When There Is Demand Behind It

The Barry Bonds Titanium /100 PSA 8 finished at a $156 buyer price, while the Scott Rolen version from the same set, same parallel, same /100 print run, and same PSA 8 grade finished at $30.

The Paul Goldschmidt Gold Label Class 3 Blue /50 CGC 10 provided another useful comparison. Despite being even scarcer and carrying a Gem Mint grade, it finished at just $20.40.

What makes the Goldschmidt result especially interesting is that this was the card’s second trip through auction in roughly a month.

The first time, it reached a $26 hammer price, but the winning bidder did not complete payment within Fanatics Collect’s allotted time. The card was returned to auction and, this time, finished at a $17 hammer price.

Since that first auction, Goldschmidt has also cooled off at the plate.

For active players, current performance can still influence bidding even when the résumé is already strong. Goldschmidt has an MVP award and multiple other high finishes in MVP voting, but this particular card’s demand still appears sensitive to how much attention he is generating in the moment.

That creates a different dynamic from cards whose demand is driven more heavily by iconic status or long-established hobby importance.

The lesson is not that serial numbering does not matter. It does.

But serial numbering tells us how many copies exist. It does not tell us how many collectors want one, how strongly they want it, or how that demand may change from one month to the next.

Scarcity tends to become most powerful when it overlaps with player demand, product appeal, visual identity, and, for active players, current performance.

Older Scarce Cards Can Make Grade Less Important

Several of the stronger results this week came from cards that were not Gem Mint.

The Drew Brees Bronze Spotlight /150 PSA 9 reached $79.20, while the Matt Williams Flair Showcase Legacy Collection /100 PSA 8 reached $43.20.

Meanwhile, a number of modern CGC 10 cards remained below $30.

That does not mean grade is unimportant. Instead, it highlights a different dynamic with genuinely scarce older cards.

When dozens or hundreds of graded copies of a modern card are available, buyers can afford to be selective about grade. When a 20- or 25-year-old parallel numbered to 100 rarely appears for sale, the opportunity to own the card itself can become more important than finding the highest numerical grade.

That continues to make late-'90s and early-2000s parallels an interesting part of the market to watch.

Modern Cards Showed Liquidity Without Much Pricing Power

Several modern cards generated plenty of bidding activity without producing particularly high final prices.

The Malik Nabers Signature Class rookie CGC 10 received 11 bids and finished at $25.20. Endrick received nine bids at $15.60. Garrett Wilson’s autograph /99 attracted seven bids at $26.40, while Paolo Banchero’s Select Courtside rookie CGC 10 received six bids and finished at $13.20.

That tells us something different from simply saying those cards sold cheaply.

There were buyers.

What was missing was enough competition to push prices materially higher.

That distinction matters. A card can have a liquid market with plenty of interested collectors while still lacking the scarcity, player demand, or product significance necessary to create stronger pricing.

Lamine Yamal was one of the exceptions this week, reaching $39.60 with 14 bids and separating himself from the rest of the modern rookie/future stars group.

Established Careers Led the Way

Perhaps the most noticeable feature of Weekly Auction #239 was who occupied the top of the results.

Four of the five highest buyer prices belonged to Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Drew Brees, and Matt Williams. Lamine Yamal was the only current young player to break into that group.

We would not interpret one auction as evidence that collectors are suddenly moving away from rookies or prospects. But it was encouraging to see established players perform well when the cards themselves gave collectors a compelling reason to buy.

Bonds, Brees, and Williams offered genuine scarcity. Jeter offered a recognizable early card in PSA 10.

There was no projection required with any of them. Their careers and legacies are already known.

In a hobby that spends a great deal of attention trying to identify the next superstar, this week was a reminder that the established names can still command attention when the card is right.

Final Takeaway

Weekly Auction #239 showed several different paths to collector demand.

Scarcity helped, but only when enough collectors cared about what was scarce. Older parallels performed well without requiring Gem Mint grades, while many modern cards generated healthy bidding but remained firmly in the lower price tiers.

Most importantly, the strongest results came from cards where several desirable traits overlapped—player demand, scarcity, product identity, grade, or an established collector base.

There is rarely one attribute that makes a card valuable. The market tends to reward the combination.