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The TOP 25 Selling Players on eBay in March 2026

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1) βΎ Shohei Ohtani β $17.48m
2) π Michael Jordan β $10.40m
3) π Cooper Flagg β $5.76m
4) π Victor Wembanyama β $5.65m
5) π Kobe Bryant β $4.11m
6) π LeBron James β $4.03m
7) βΎ Aaron Judge β $3.47m
8) π Kon Knueppel β $3.31m
9) π Stephen Curry β $2.98m
10) π Tom Brady β $2.93m
11) βΎ Mickey Mantle β $2.70m
12) π Patrick Mahomes β $2.66m
13) βΎ Ken Griffey Jr β $2.29m
14) βΎ Paul Skenes β $1.93m
15) βΎ Konnor Griffin β $1.81m
16) βΎ Roman Anthony β $1.78m
17) π Jaxson Dart β $1.66m
18) π Shai Gilgeous-Alexander β $1.55m
19) π Luka Doncic β $1.43m
20) π Caleb Williams β $1.40m
21) π Caitlin Clark β $1.40m
22) βΎ Bobby Witt Jr. β $1.39m
23) β½ Lionel Messi β $1.31m
24) π Drake Maye β $1.29m
25) β½ Lamine Yamal β $1.29m
Where $$$ Moved on eBay - January 2026 Summary






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Overall Sales Trends
β Sales volume increased significantly, up 25% in January from December.
β Sports card singles sales totaled $198 million in January, up from $166 million December (+19% MoM).
β CCG and non-sport singles sales totaled $116 million in January, up from $86 million in December (+35% MoM).
β Combined sales totaled $314 million in January, up from $252 million in December.
Β The TOP 25 Selling Players on eBay in January 2026 Β
1. βΎ Shohei Ohtani β $8.19m
2. π Michael Jordan β $8.17m
3. π Drake Maye β $6.24m
4. π Cooper Flagg β $5.79m
5. π Kobe Bryant β $3.90m
6. π LeBron James β $3.84m
7. π Victor Wembanyama β $3.58m
8. π Stephen Curry β $3.25m
9. π Tom Brady β $2.82m
10. π Caleb Williams β $2.58m
11. βΎ Mickey Mantle β $2.53m
12. βΎ Ken Griffey Jr β $1.92m
13. βΎ Aaron Judge β $1.88m
14. π Kon Knueppel β $1.50m
15. π Patrick Mahomes β $1.48m
16. π Bo Nix β $1.47m
17. π Luka Doncic β $1.43m
18. βΎ Paul Skenes β $1.37m
19. π Caitlin Clark β $1.27m
20. π Josh Allen β $1.26m
21. β½ Lionel Messi β $1.12m
22. π Shai Gilgeous-Alexander β $1.10m
23. π Anthony Edwards β $1.06m
24. π Jaxson Dart β $1.00m
25. βΎ Nolan Ryan β $0.98m
Β The TOP 5 Selling Pokemon Characters on eBay in January 2026 Β
1. β‘ Charizard β $11.20m
2. β‘ Pikachu β $8.81m
3. β‘ Umbreon β $3.28m
4. β‘ Gengar β $3.05m
5. β‘ Mew β $2.89m
Sports - Where $$$ moved on eBay in January
π Drake Maye: +$2.37m incremental sales ($6.24m total sales in Jan, +61% MoM)
π Cooper Flagg: +$1.91m ($5.79m, +49%)
βΎ Shohei Ohtani: +$1.61m ($8.19m, +24%)
π Michael Jordan: +$1.19m ($8.17m, +17%)
π Caleb Williams +$1.06m ($2.58m, +70%)
Sports - Where momentum slowed on eBay in January
π Connor McDavid: β$387k incremental sales ($0.25m total sales in Jan, β61% MoM)
π Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: β$198k ($1.10m, β16%)
βΎ Yoshinobu Yamamoto: β$184k ($0.77m, β20%)
π Stephon Castle: β$164k ($0.40m, β30%)
π JJ McCarthy: β$154k ($0.37m, β30%)
Pokemon - Where $$$ moved on eBay in January
β‘οΈ Charizard: +$3.08m incremental sales ($11.20m total sales in Jan, +37% MoM)
β‘οΈ Pikachu: +$1.96m ($8.81m, +28%)
β‘οΈ Umbreon: +$890k ($3.28m, +37%)
β‘οΈ Mew: +$632k ($2.89m, +27%)
β‘οΈ Mewtwo: +$617k ($2.45m, +33%)
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2025 Leaderboard - eBay Sales Volume



Note: Data sourced from sold listings; only singles are included; data does not include lots, sets, etc
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Breakdown by sport: 17 baseball, 15 basketballl, 15 football, 2 soccer, 1 hockey
1. π Michael Jordan β $70.53m
2. βΎ Shohei Ohtani β $57.96m
3. π LeBron James β $30.55m
4. π Kobe Bryant β $30.40m
5. π Victor Wembanyama β $30.01m
6. π Jayden Daniels β $27.75m
7. βΎ Mickey Mantle β $22.73m
8. π Tom Brady β $22.53m
9. π Patrick Mahomes β $22.23m
10. π Stephen Curry β $22.11m
11. π Caitlin Clark β $21.73m
12. π Drake Maye β $20.19m
13. βΎ Aaron Judge β $17.93m
14. π Luka Doncic β $15.58m
15. π Caleb Williams β $14.72m
16. βΎ Ken Griffey Jr β $14.71m
17. βΎ Paul Skenes β $14.46m
18. π Bo Nix β $13.73m
19. π JJ McCarthy β $12.43m
20. π Josh Allen β $12.34m
21. π Shai Gilgeous-Alexander β $11.79m
22. β½ Lionel Messi β $11.62m
23. π Cooper Flagg β $11.36m
24. β½ Lamine Yamal β $11.34m
25. π Anthony Edwards β $10.06m
26. βΎ Willie Mays β $9.41m
27. βΎ Nolan Ryan β $9.11m
28. π Joe Burrow β $8.68m
29. βΎ Hank Aaron β $8.46m
30. π Jalen Hurts β $8.24m
31. βΎ Bobby Witt Jr β $8.11m
32. π Michael Penix Jr β $8.04m
33. βΎ Elly De La Cruz β $7.55m
34. βΎ Yoshinobu Yamamoto β $7.55m
35. βΎ Mike Trout β $7.49m
36. π CJ Stroud β $6.95m
37. βΎ Babe Ruth β $6.92m
38. π Justin Herbert β $6.25m
39. βΎ Roberto Clemente β $6.24m
40. π Lamar Jackson β $6.04m
41. βΎ Nick Kurtz β $5.99m
42. βΎ Derek Jeter β $5.96m
43. βΎ Jackie Robinson β $5.94m
44. π Nikola Jokic β $5.88m
45. π Wayne Gretzky β $5.82m
46. π Larry Bird β $5.80m
47. π Amen Thompson β $5.32m
48. π Shaquille O'Neal β $5.28m
49. π Giannis Antetokounmpo β $5.17m
50. π Brock Bowers β $5.05m

Top 50 Graded Athletes - All Time

All data presented is across the 4 largest graders (PSA, Beckett, SGC, CGC).
Feel free to share any athletes you would like to see in the comments and we will provide the totals.
There are five new additions to the chart since we last shared in late 2024.
β π Jayden Daniels (312k)
β π Caitlin Clark (276k)
β βΎ Elly De La Cruz (250k)
β βΎ Paul Skenes (217k)
β β½ Lionel Messi (212k)
They replaced Trae Young, Kevin Durant, Randy Johnson, Sammy Sosa, Wander Franco

GemRate | 2025 Grading Year in Review






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26.8 million cards were graded across the major graders in 2025. Total cards graded were β¬32% compared to 2024 (20 million).
16.8 million TCG/non-sport cards (β¬95% YoY) and 10.0 million sports cards (β¬12% YoY) were graded in 2025.
2025 Grading Breakdown
β PSA graded 19.26m cards - β¬26% YoY
β CGC graded 4.92m cards - β¬121% YoY
β SGC graded 1.42m cards - β¬24% YoY
β Beckett graded 824k cards - β¬26% YoY
β TAG graded 440k cards - β¬83% YoY
2025 Share Breakdown
β PSA share: 72% overall, 76% sports, 69% TCG [2024 share = 76%, 80%, 72%; 2023 share = 78%, 80%, 76%]
β CGC share: 18% overall, 7% sports, 25% TCG [2024 share = 11%, 2%, 22%; 2023 share = 10% ,3% ,18%]
β SGC share: 5% overall, 13% sports, 0% TCG [2024 share = 9%, 15%, 2%; 2023 share = 7%, 13%, 2%]
β Beckett share: 3% overall, 3% sports, 3% TCG [2024 share = 3%, 3%, 4%; 2023 share = 4%, 4%, 5%]
β TAG share: 2% overall, 0% sports, 2% TCG
Top Categories in 2025
β TCG = 16.1m (β¬102%)
β Baseball = 3.6m (β¬14%)
β Football = 3.0m (β¬11%)
β Basketball = 2.1m (β¬23%)
