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Ohtani’s October Top 10: Shohei cards continue to soar after World Series heroics
Whew! The legend of Shohei Ohtani continues to grow—in real time. Over the past few seasons, we thought we’d seen “Two-Way Shohei” do everything, from his titanic home runs to his blazing speed as a baserunner to his mound magic as a pitcher that makes him a baseball unicorn.
But then the 2025 postseason arrived and Ohtani did things no player has ever done. The obvious highlights include his six-inning, 10-K shutout (with three homers) against Milwaukee in the playoff game that put the Dodgers in the World Series and, of course, his 4-for-4 hitting line in Game 3 of the Fall Classic. In that epic 18-inning nail-biter, Ohtani reached base a record-tying nine times (including five walks) and clobbered two home runs. He finished the World Series with a .333 average.
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Not surprisingly, Ohtani’s exploits have made him a king of the hill among collectors. And the 31-year-old has hardly topped out in the collectibles market, judging by the virtual feeding frenzy in September and October. In that two-month span, as MLB’s playoff picture was playing out, so too was the market for Ohtani memorabilia. To wit:
• In eBay auctions alone (excluding Buy It Now deals), we counted more than 50 Ohtani listings that sold for five-figure prices, ranging from $10,000-$35,000.
• If you add in Buy It Now deals, you’d see 100-plus additional five-figure sales.
• If you considered Ohtani items that auctioned for $5,000-$9,999, you’d be looking at 125 more items that changed hands—and 325 more that sold in Buy It Now deals.
All told, that’s more than 600 Ohtani items that fetched upwards of $5,000 on eBay over a nine-week span.
With that in mind, we give you our October Ohtani Top 10—big sums paid for Shohei gems in eBay auctions over the past month:
• $35,700 on 88 bids for an autographed 2018 Topps Heritage “Real One” card designed after the classic 1969 set. This one had a perfect PSA 10 grade. The card ranked eighth on our October Top 10 eBay sales (see below).
• $25,600 on 64 bids for an ungraded 2024 Topps 50/50 signed patch card celebrating his 54-homer, 59-stolen-base season in 2023. It was marked #2/25.
• $25,105 on 48 bids for an autographed 2018 Topps Transcendent Emerald marked #3/3 and graded PSA 10.
• $24,000 on 44 bids for a signed 2018 Bowman Chrome Green Refractor marked #88/99 and graded BGS 9.5.
• $22,201 on 75 bids for another signed 2018 Bowman Chrome rookie—a non-Refractor variation graded BGS 9.5.
• $20,900 on five bids for another signed 2018 Bowman Chrome Refractor (#472/499) graded PSA 10.
• $20,350 on 54 bids for an ungraded, autographed 2018 Topps Chrome Gold Wave Refractor marked #44/50.
• $20,300 on 46 bids for a signed 2018 Topps Chrome Update Gold Refractor marked #8/50 and graded PSA 10.
• $20,188 on 52 bids for a signed 2028 Topps Finest Orange Refractor marked #10/25 and graded BGS 9.5.
• $18,437 on 72 bids for a 2018 Topps Heritage Real One marked #59/69 by Ohtani and signed in red ink. It was graded BGS 7.5, with a 9 for the autograph.
As usual, an Ohtani card shows up on our monthly chart of the Top 10 online sales on eBay.
TOP 10
1. $56,889 on 68 bids: 2023-23 Panini Flawless Stephen Curry Star Swatch Signatures Emerald, #1/5, auto patch (ungraded)
2. $51,827 on 77 bids: 1996-97 Fleer Metal Michael Jordan Net-rageous (PSA 10)
3. $44,289 on 110 bids: 2013-14 Panini Flawless Kobe Bryant Franchise Greats Platinum, #1/1, auto (PSA 6, auto 10)
4. $43,600 on 75 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James Autographed Ultimate Rookie, #28/250, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
5. $41,500 on 86 bids: 2004-05 Panini Sports Lionel Messi Mega Cracks (PSA 8)
6. $39,950 on 57 bids: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection LeBron James Autographed Ultimate Rookie, #16/250, auto (BGS 9.5, auto 10)
7. $38,988 on 37 bids: 2000-01 Upper Deck Ovation Michael Jordan Piece of History, #23, auto, game-used shoe patch (BGS 8.5)
8. $35,700 on 88 bids: 2018 Topps Heritage Shohei Ohtani Real One, auto (PSA 10)
9. $32,731 on 46 bids: 2024-25 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Will Smith/Macklin Celebrini Rookie Tandem Shield Patches (ungraded)
10. $32,177 on 58 bids: 1997-98 Fleer Ultra Stars Michael Jordan Gold (PSA 7)
