What a roller coaster! If you love volatility then Trevor Lawrence provided plenty of it on Saturday night. At one point I was watching prices swing almost 25% on some of his prime PSA 10's RC (Prizm/Select). For a brief moment it reminded me of 2020/21 when that volatility would happen.....well...every night. It's always clear that a player is reaching pandemonium when you see their Draft cards selling at abnormal rates [almost 80 Prizm Draft Lawrence's sold within 12 hours of game ending). *WARNING* don't ever fall into that trap. 

Earlier this week PSA / Goldin announced that the new Goldin marketplace will be opening in the next few weeks. It made me wonder what the ratio of 🙄 to 😳 was.... what is your reaction to that news? Can the hobby really support another marketplace? Does the hobby need another marketplace? 

The reality is that PSA will inherently make the Goldin marketplace viable in the short-term. Even the small % of folks that will leverage the ease of a PSA submission <> Goldin Vault connection, will help build momentum. Which leads to my takeaway in this news; partnerships/acquisitions will be the lifeblood of the hobby in 2023. These will be commonplace, so prepare yourself. 

A few companies that wouldn't surprise me on the acquisition front. 

• Beckett/BGS -- They would get some nice juice from a partnership/acquisition

• ALT -- another marketplace that seems ripe for a takeover

• Shellz/Smooth Sleeves/Superior Fit -- Lots of sleeves....Not enough demand?

** I have no inside info. Just shooting from the hip. 

STOP.... and THINK

"Make each day your masterpiece." - John Wooden 

CARD MARKET HEALTH 

What a response! Nearly every category (price, volume, average sale) exceeded the week prior. Just an overall incredible week for Sports Cards across eBay. This looks even better on a 90 day comparison. Just a very strong week of sports card sales.

One area to point out (not shown here) is the AVERAGE SALE PRICE per transaction. They all increased week over week EXCEPT for GRADED CARDS, which saw a decrease from $128.69 to $121.43. This was because there was almost to 12,000 MORE graded card transactions this week (to 98,855).

That's $27.5 million in sales in just those categories the past 7 days. My goodness. Now I'm really excited to see what this next week brings us.

 TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE eBAY SALES🔥

Ready to get your #hobby juices flowing? Check out these Top Sales from last week's action! 👇👇👇👇

• $53,000 1933 Goudey 106 Nap Lajoie SGC 2  ⚾

• $34,000 2020-21 National Treasures Jalen Green RPA /99 PSA 9 🏀

• $30,655 1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 SGC 6 ⚾

• $26,000 1948 Leaf Leroy SATCHEL PAIGE RC SGC 50 ⚾

• $23,100 1969 Topps CARL YASTRZEMSKI #425 PSA 10 ⚾

• $22,500 2022 Panini Certified BROCK PURDY Mirror Black 1/1 PSA 10 🏈

• $20,000 1979 Topps DAVE WINFIELD #30 RC PSA 10 ⚾

• $20,000 2020-21 National Treasures ANTHONY EDWARDS RPA /99 BGS 9 🏀

• $17,500 1980-81 Topps Magic/Bird/Erving RC PSA 9 🏀

• $16,603 1997-98 NBA Hoops MICHAEL JORDAN #14 High Voltage PSA 9 🏀

Whoa! This week's TOP 10 is a great mix of vintage and modern. A few that really stick out to me. First, the Brock Purdy Certified 1/1... just an easy $22,500. If that seller waited until this week...is that a $30,000 card? 

Second, the 69 Yastrzemski PSA 10... this is simply a case of the PSA set registry winning the day. The PSA 9 sold a few days before.... guess how much?

$272

The PSA 10 sold for 84x the PSA 9!  Someone go crack a few 9's and resubmit. 🤔

🐦 SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS

Can we all just agree that Scott Hanson is the GOAT in the broadcaster world.

Just making sure you saw this. Sheesh.

📰 HEADLINES TO CONSIDER

There is never a shortage of content to consume. Here is a small list of stories that we think are worth your time. 

• Goldin Marketplace is live. Raise your hand if you care.

• Thieves are targeting POKEMON. Idiots need to stop taking their deck so seriously!

• Vintage Bikes from Barn...make it to UK? You know we like barn finds!

• 10 Most Valuable Cards of All-Time. Fascinating list.

• Brock Purdy up 1400% & Trey Lance down 90%? Which is the most surprising?

• $6million LeBron James Lawsuit w/CardPorn? This seems to be flying under the radar.

⏰ KEEP THIS ON YOUR SCHEDULE 

Episode #16 of Chasing Cardboard is scheduled to release THIS WEEK (Thursday 1/19). Premium Fans will get a sneak peek on Monday or Tuesday. 

This week we also released a video summarizing the 8 WAYS to MAKE MONEY in SPORTS CARDS. Consider this an aerial view of the various strategies that exist within the hobby. Where you do focus your attention?

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